سنجار
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Sinjar (; , ) is a town in the Sinjar District of the Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. It is located about five kilometers south of the Sinjar Mountains. Its population in 2013 was estimated at 88,023, and is predominantly Yazidi.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Sinjar
- Settlement.native_name
- سنجار
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sinjar.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Sinjar in 2019
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location within Iraq
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iraq#Near East
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nineveh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sinjar District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Fahad Hamid Omar
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 522
- Settlement.population_total
- 88,023
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2013
- Settlement.timezone
- GMT
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Iraq
- Located in
- Nineveh Governorate
- Population
- 22549
- Elevation
- 522
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Sinjar District
- Image
- Views around the city center of Shingal (Sinjar) in summer of 2019, following the war with the Islamic State 16.jpg
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- native label
- سنجار
- Commons category
- Sinjar
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Gallery (6)
On the map
2 mapped locations