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シンジャル
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シンジャル

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Also known as Shingal

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
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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Article · 日本語

シンジャール(クルド語:شنگال)は、イラク北部のニーナワー県のの郡都。2015年7月1日の人口は3万9400人。かつてはと呼ばれた。シンジャル山脈の頂上にはチェルメラ寺(40人の男の寺)が存在する。ヤジディ教徒が多く暮らす。

Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

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