Çelka

Çelka or Çelka-Yazidis (also written as Chelka) are the Yazidi celebrants of the Batizmi festival. These include the Yazidis from the Tur Abdin region, also known as Torîs, and the Yazidis from around Nusaybin (Nisêbîn), also known as Çolîs, as well as some Yazidi tribes in northern Iraq.[1]

The Çelka are also a Yazidi tribal confederation. Among the Çelka are the Yazidi clans or tribes Choli, Kelikan, Shemikan, Dasikan and Bajolan.[2]

References
  1. "Êzîdîsche Feiertage. Feiertage der Êzîden im Überblick und mit Erläuterung" (PDF) (in German). 2011. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  2. Maisel, Sebastian (2016-12-24). Yezidis in Syria: Identity Building among a Double Minority. Lexington Books. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-7391-7775-4.
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