Sinjar

Sinjar (Arabic: سنجار, romanized: Sinjār; Kurdish: شنگال, romanized: Şingal, Syriac: ܫܝܓܪ, romanized: Shingar) 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.

Sinjar
شنگاڵ
Şingal
Town
Sinjar in 2019
Sinjar
Location within Iraq
Sinjar
Sinjar (Near East)
Coordinates: 36°19′21″N 41°51′51″E
Country Iraq
GovernorateNineveh
DistrictSinjar District
Government
  MayorFahad Hamid Omar
Elevation
522 m (1,713 ft)
Population
 (2013)
  Total88,023
Time zoneUTC+3 (GMT)
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