Sinjar

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

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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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Article · Português

Sinjar, também conhecida como Shingal, (em árabe: سنجار, Sinjar; em sorâni: شەنگال, Şengal; em siríaco: ܫܝܓܳܪ, Shiggor) é uma cidade do distrito de Sinjar, na província de Ninawa, no norte do Iraque, perto das Montanhas Sinjar, perto da fronteira com o Curdistão sírio, que os curdos chamam Rojava. Sua população em 2013 era estimada em 88.023 pessoas. A cidade é habitada principalmente por yazidis, além de minorias de árabes e assírios. A cidade era uma famosa diocese da Igreja Assíria do Oriente no século VIII.

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