Sinjar District

Sinjar District
قەزای شنگال
قضاء سنجار
District
Yezidi Temple on Sinjar, 2004.
Yezidi Temple on Sinjar, 2004.
Sinjar district (orange) in Ninawa
Sinjar district (orange) in Ninawa
Sinjar District is located in Iraq
Sinjar District
Sinjar District
Coordinates: 36°19′21″N 41°51′51″E / 36.32250°N 41.86417°E / 36.32250; 41.86417
Country Iraq
GovernorateNineveh
Royal Decree 41934
SeatShingal
Area
 • Total
2,928 km2 (1,131 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
166,466
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

The Sinjar District or the Shingal District (Arabic: قضاء سنجار, Kurdish: قەزای شنگال ,Qeza Şingal[1][2]) is a district of the Nineveh Governorate. The district seat is the town of Sinjar. The district has two subdistricts, al-Shemal and al-Qayrawan. The district is one of two major population centers for Yazidis, the other being Shekhan District.[3]

  1. ^ Rêsan Ḧesen (2011). Şingal: wek qutabxana sitrana filklorî ya Kurdî (in Kurdish).
  2. ^ "Şingal ... شنگال". sverigesradio.se (in Kurdish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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