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| Keywords: Yezidis of Jabal.jpg Post-Card by Sarrafian brothers of Beirut of a group of Yezidis of Jabal mountain of Sinjar at the Iraqi-Syrian border The Yezidi Kurds started settling in the mountain beginning in the 13th century following the severe persecution by the Zengid Atabeg of Mosul Badr al-Din Lulu and later by the frequent Ottoman campaigns against the Sheikhan Yezidis north of Mosul The mountain was a strong hold of the Nestorian Christians who's Diocese ceased to exist after the 17th century The first of many campaigns by the Ottoman Turks against the Yezidis of the Mountain called by the Turks THE SACLI DAGH the mountain of the HAIRY ONE'S was carried by Melek Ahmad Pasha the Vali of Diyarbekir 1640 the second by the Ottoman Firari Mustapha the last occupation was in 1918 and directed against Hamu Sharu the Sheikh of the Fuqara Yezidis who refused to hand in the Christians refugees who sought shelter in the mountain from S E Turkey http //mideastimage com/ Sarrafian brothers of Beirut PD-US PD-Lebanon original upload log All user names refer to en wikipedia 2007-06-13 07 57 Funkynusayri 400×368×8 91968 bytes <nowiki>Yezidis on the mountain of Sinjar Iraqi/Syrian border 1920s </nowiki> Postcards of people of Iraq Kurdish people in Iraq Yazidism Mysticism | ||||
