Sarsing | |
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Town | |
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  Location in Iraq  Sarsing (Iraqi Kurdistan) | |
| Coordinates: 37°02′N 43°20′E / 37.033°N 43.333°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Region |  Kurdistan Region |
| Governorate | Dohuk Governorate |
| District | Amedi District |
| Sub-district | Sarsing |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Urban | 16,766 |
| • Rural | 6,795 |
Sarsing (Kurdish: سەرسینگ, romanized: Sersing,[2][3] Syriac: ܣܪܣܢܓ)[4] is a town and sub-district in the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Sapna valley in the Amedi District.
In the town, there is a church of Mar Mattai.[5] There was previously a shrine of Mar Giwargis.[6]
- ^ Ali Sindi; Ramanathan Balakrishnan; Gerard Waite (July 2018). "Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Demographic Survey" (PDF). ReliefWeb. International Organization for Migration. p. 72. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "سەرسنك". Official Site of General Board of Tourism of Kurdistan - Iraq (in Kurdish). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Kurdistan24 rêjeya beşdariyê di dengdanê de belav dike". Kurdistan24 (in Kurdish). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Sarsink". Ishtar TV. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Mar Matte church – Sarsnk". Ishtar TV. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Eshoo (2004), p. 6.