📢 #beirut - LEB Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned the shooting that targeted patrols of the #UnitedNations Interim Force in #lebanon (UNIFIL) on Sunday, MAR-15 2026, during three separate incidents near its bases in Yater, Deir Kifa and Qlaileh

#news #waronlebanon #ISRgroundinvasion #war #mena #westernasia

#genocide #palestine #UNfail #UNres1701scam #politicsfail #politics

📰 Report NNA MAR-16 11:00 Beirut-t

https://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/news/153005/lebanon-condemns-shooting-incidents-targeting-unifil-patrols-2

#rewatch 📲 #waroniran Day-17 - #US is sending a US Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) including the USS Tripoli

🔹 Out of 2,500 Marines, only 1,200 are part of ground combat, the rest are spread across air combat elements, command, #logistics

🔹 MEU could participate in the seizure of #KhargIsland, board and seize ships, sink #ships, or augment US regional missile forces

🔹 MEU poses a threat to the #shipping of energy to #china #westernasia

Video: The New Atlas MAR-16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRaB3-ShxGk

#Cistern #WaterSystems: How They Work and Why They’re Useful

By Robert Maxwell
Updated on Sep. 26, 2025

"Has your interest in alternative water systems made you ask, what is a cistern? Read on to learn about this ancient way to store and supply water.

The basic idea of a cistern water system, which collects and stores water in or near a home, goes back centuries. In some parts of #WesternAsia, archeologists discovered lime plaster cisterns in the floors of houses that were at least 5,000 years old. Ancient #Romans also used cisterns beneath their houses to catch, filter and store #rainwater.

A cistern is a closed tank, somewhat like a septic tank, but the similarities end there. Instead of sewage, it collects rainwater for household use or irrigation. A home with a well might have a large tank to store water to prevent the well pump from having to work all the time. In some cases, you could consider that tank a cistern, but according to longtime plumber Danny Pen, most cisterns are buried."

Read more:
https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/what-is-a-cistern-water-system/

#SolarPunkSunday #AncientTechnology #ModernAdaptations #Cistern #WaterIsLife #RainwaterCollection #RainwaterCisterns

Yazids

Also spelled Yesidis.

They’re a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, & Iran, with small numbers living in Armenia & Georgia (the country). Endogamy is the cultural practice of only marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group. The majority of the Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh & Duhok.

Yazidism came about through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum & teachings of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. Generally, scholars regard Yazidism as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Yazidism was adopted by many Kurdish tribes & Emirates. It reached as far west as Antioch & as far east as Sulaymaniyah. Sulaymaniyah/Slemani is a city in the East of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Yezidi manuscripts (called misurs) were written in the 13th century. It contains lists of Kurdish tribes affiliated with Yezidi Pir saints. Only 2 of the 40 total manuscripts have been published so far. Namely, the Misur of Pir Sini Darani & the Misur of Pir Xetib Pisi. The list in the Misur of Pir Sini Darani includes several large tribes that have been largely or fully Islamized today.

From the 14th century on, Yazidis developed their own religious & political institutions in the areas where they lived. The Yezidi territories were divided into 7 administrative centers. Each has its own Sincaq (This is an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire). More commonly known as Tawis among the Yezids. Sincaqs are sacred bronze effigies bearing the image of a bird or peacock to symbolize Tawusi Melek. They serve as symbols of power for each administrative center.

Every 6 months, the Yezidi Quwals, who are trained reciters of Qewls & other forms of sacred oral Yezidi tradition, were sent out to other Yezidi-inhabited areas with military protection from the central administrative region of Shekhan & the spiritual center of Lalish.

This tradition serves to preserve the Yazidi faith & doctrine. The Qewals, supported by voluntary alms, led a Sincaq through Yazidi villages to maintain spiritual legitimacy & symbolize the authority of Lalish & the Mir.

During WWI, the Armenian genocide of 1915 caused a mass exodus of Yazidis from Van, Kars, & Bazid, Turkey. Together with many Armenians, they fled from the Ottoman Empire in masses to Transcaucasia (a.k.a. South Caucasus. This is located on the border of Eastern Europe & West Asia, which straddles the southern Caucasus Mountains.).

They followed their families/relatives who had already migrated to the territories of the Russian Empire after fleeing during the Russo-Turkish wars in 1828-1829 & 1877-1878. In May 1918, Ottomans crossed the Akhuryan River to invade the Armenian Republic. The Yezidi participation in the decisive Battle of Sardarabad is still commemorated by Armenians.

Yazidism is a monotheistic faith based on belief in 1 God, who created the world & entrusted it into the care of a Heptad of the 7 Holy Beings. Often known as angels or heft sirr (the 7 Mysteries). Preeminent among these is Tawusi Melek (also known as Melek Taus), the Peacock Angel. Traditionally, Yazidis who marry non-Yazidis are considered to have converted to the religion of their spouse.

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#NewIssue

E' online il primo numero della rivista Enki & Ptah. Journal of Technology and Trade in Ancient Egypt and Western Asia. Questa nuova pubblicazione scientifica è dedicata allo studio della tecnologia, della conoscenza scientifica, dell'artigianato e degli scambi nelle antiche società dell'Egitto, della Nubia, del Mediterraneo orientale e dell'Asia occidentale.

⬇️ Disponibile qui in #OpenAccess: https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/enkiandptah/index?mtm_campaign=mastodon

@cultura #technology #trade #ancientegypt #westernasia

Who else should I be following on Fedi for any of my interests? Any or all of #History, #DigitalHumanities, #WesternAsia esp the #Caucasus, computer #games and game development, #wildlife, #SFF, mythology and folklore, writing, #TTRPG stuff, folk music. And politics but I try not to bring that up too often here.

I've felt things were a bit dry or not things that wanted interaction much when I've checked in lately.

Boosts welcome on this!

Professor Bruno Drweski explain to the Bielorussian Radio ( in Polish) about the Conference on Syria, held in Tunis and the situation in Western Asia-

Comrade Bruno Drweski explain to the Bielorussian Radio ( In Polish) about the Conference organized in Tunis on the Sovereignty of the peoples , the 5th of April 2025 about Syria and the situation in Western Asia: https://albagranadanorthafrica.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/historical-event-on-the-sovereignty-of-peoples-79th-patriotic-anniversary-of-syria-in-tunis-alhamra-theatre-april-5-2025/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mnpxGwcjik

https://albagranadanorthafrica.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/les-causes-de-leffondrement-de-letat-syrien-bruno-drweski-assemblee-pour-la-souverainete-des-pueples-79anniversaire-patriotique-de-la-syrie/

@albagranadanorthafrica

#Bielorussia #brunoDrweski #imperialism #Syria #WesternAsia

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✧ Rhinanthus angustifolius ✧

Rhinanthus angustifolius, the narrow-leaved rattle or greater yellow-rattle, is a species of plant of the genus Rhinanthus, in the broomrape family, Orobanchaceae. It is an annual wildflower, native to temperate grasslands in much of Europe, and north and central Western Asia. The yellow flowers are mostly v...

#WesternAsia #Orobanchaceae #Rhinanthus #Europe #Estonia #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinanthus_angustifolius