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PMR532-09 Iraq: Bashiqa, a village in the north where Christians and Yazidi have lived together peaceably for centuries (2001). Yazidi normally speak Kurdish, but in Bashiqa Arabic is the norm. Their religion is a combination of Mithraism, Shamanism, Christianity and Islam. They are forbidden to marry outside their religion. View of the village from the hilltop graveyard. Keywords: Mesopotamia, natural heritage, Islam, Muslim, panorama, dwellings

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
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PMR532-09
Upload Date: 2013-04-30 16:23:47
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Iraq: Bashiqa, a village in the north where Christians and

Yazidi have lived together peaceably for centuries (2001). Yazidi normally speak Kurdish, but in Bashiqa Arabic is the norm. Their religion is a combination of Mithraism, Shamanism, Christianity and Islam. They are forbidden to marry outside their religion.
View of the village from the hilltop graveyard.
Keywords: Mesopotamia, natural heritage, Islam, Muslim, panorama, dwellings