Shigar (East Syriac diocese)

Diocese of Shigar and Beth ʿArabaye
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceNisibin
MetropolitanShigar
Information
DenominationChurch of the East
RiteEast Syriac Rite
Established6th century

The Diocese of Shigar and Beth ʿArabaye was an East Syriac diocese of the Church of the East in the metropolitan province of Nisibis, centred on the town of Sinjar. The diocese is attested between the sixth and fourteenth centuries.