Sarsing

Sarsing (Kurdish: سەرسەنگ, romanized: Sersing, Syriac: ܣܪܣܢܓ) is a town and sub-district in the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Sapna valley in the Amadiya District.

Sarsing
Town
Location in Iraq
Sarsing (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Coordinates: 37°02′N 43°20′E
Country Iraq
Region Kurdistan Region
GovernorateDohuk Governorate
DistrictAmadiya District
Sub-districtSarsing
Population
 (2014)
  Urban
16,766
  Rural
6,795

In the town, there is a church of Mar Mattai. There was previously a shrine of Mar Giwargis.

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