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.
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- Sinjar
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- سنجار
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- Sinjar in 2019
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- Location within Iraq
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- Iraq#Near East
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- yes
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- Country
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- Governorate
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- Nineveh
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- District
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- Sinjar District
Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Antiquity
- Islamic era
- Modern era
- Northern Iraq Offensive (2014)
- Declaration of autonomy
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
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.
==History== ===Antiquity=== thumb|upright=.8|left|A map of the Upper Mesopotamia|Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia) province in the early Islamic era
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