Aknalich

Aknalich (or Aknalitch, Armenian: Ակնալիճ; formerly, Aygherlich) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village is situated on a lake, after which it is named, to the east of Metsamor.

Aknalich Ակնալիճ
The Aknalich lake in Aknalich village
Aknalich
Coordinates: 40°8′26″N 44°9′38″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Armavir
Elevation	856 m (2,808 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	2,882

Part of a series on Yazidi religion and Yazidi nationalism
Main topics Yazidis Social organization Tribes Flags
Divine figures Melek Taûs Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir Sultan Ezid Cibrayîl Ezrayîl Mîkayîl Şifqayîl Derdayîl Ezafîl Ezazîl Shehid ibn Jerr
Saints Amadin Ezdina Mir Fakhraddin Al-Hasan ibn Adi Khatuna Fekhra Sheikh Mand Mehmed Reshan Musa Sor Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir Nasirdin Sheikh Obekr Pir Ali Rabia of Basra Sejadin Sharaf ad-Din ibn al-Hasan Sheikh Shems
Holy places Lalish Sinjar Mountains Silat Bridge Aknalich Mam Rashan Shrine Quba Mêrê Dîwanê Sharfadin Temple Sultan Ezid Temple
Festivals Batizmi Feast of Ezid Feast of the Assembly Tawûsgeran Tiwaf Yazidi New Year
Literature Yazidi Black Book Yazidi Book of Revelation

Aknalich village is the site of the only Yazidi temple in Armenia. A new temple in the village known as Quba Mere Diwane, opened in September 2019. It is the world's largest Yazidi Temple. The 25 meter tall temple was funded by Armenian-born, Russia-based Yezidi businessman Mirza Sloian.[1]