Khatuna Fekhra

Xatûna Fexra
Xudan of birth, pregnancy, women, children
The name of Khatuna (𐺊𐺀𐺕𐺣𐺣𐺢𐺀) Fekhra (𐺙𐺦𐺊𐺍𐺀) in Yezidi script; written right-to-left
Other namesXezal (birth name)
Venerated inYazidism
AnimalsDeer
GenderFemale
RegionKurdistan
Ethnic groupKurds (Yazidis)
Genealogy
Parents
SiblingsŞêx Mend, Şêx Bedir, Aqûbê Mûsa
SpouseŞêx Hesenê Şemsa
Temple of Khatuna Fekhra in Turkey
Pilgrims and worshippers at the shrine of Xatûna Fexra in Lalish, with the Micewir of the shrine, Sheikh Mirza (second from left), mid-2019.

Khatuna Fekhra (Kurdish: Xatûna Fexra[1]) is a holy Yazidi female figure who is venerated as the Xudan of women and children as well as patron of childbirth and pregnancy.[2][3]

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