 Due to the ethnic tension created by the war with Azerbaijan, the Yazidi community has renounced its ties with the mostly Muslim Kurds that fled the country and tried to establish itself as a distinct ethnic group.The Yezidis showed great patriotism fighting together with Armenians during the Nagorno-Karabakh war, when many died in service.On 30 September 2019, the world largest Yazidi temple has been opened in Aknalich village in Armenia.