Yazidism in Georgia

Yazidism in Georgia
Sultan Ezid Temple in Tbilisi, Georgia
Total population
12,174 (2014, census)
Regions with significant populations
Tbilisi
Languages
Kurmanji Kurdish, Georgian

Yazidism in Georgia refers to adherents of Yazidism among Kurds in Georgia. Yazidis of Georgia fled from the Ottoman Empire due to persecution in the 19th and early 20th centuries and sought refuge in Georgia.

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