Khatuna Fekhra

Khatuna Fekhra (Kurdish: Xatûna Fexra) is a holy Yazidi female figure who is venerated as the Xudan of women and children as well as patron of childbirth and pregnancy.

Biography

Xatûna Fexra was the daughter is the daughter of the prominent Yazidi holy figure, Şêx Fexredîn as well as sister to Şêx Mend, Şêx Bedir and Aqûbê Mûsa. According to Yazidi tradition, her birth name was Xezal, however, she came to be known as Xatûna Fexra.

Religious Significance

The Quba Xatuna Fexra (Temple of Khatuna Fekhra) in Mağara, İdil, Şırnak Province, southeastern Turkey was built in honor of her. There is also a shrine built in honor of her in Lalish.

See also

• List of Yazidi holy figures
• List of Yazidi holy places

References

External links

Media related to Khatuna Fekhra at Wikimedia Commons

1. Yazidism
2. Yazidis in Armenia
3. Yazidis
4. Yazidi Book of Revelation
5. Sheikh Mand
6. Quba Mêrê Dîwanê
7. Yazidi New Year
8. Tawûsî Melek
9. Rabia of Basra
10. Yazidism in Syria
11. Yazidi genocide
12. List of Yazidi settlements
13. Lalish
14. List of Kurds
15. List of Yazidi holy places
16. Yazidism in Russia
17. Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
18. Yazidi Black Book
19. Kurdish alphabets
20. Mam Rashan Shrine