Qaryat Sinjār
Qaryat Sinjār is a locality in Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate. Qaryat Sinjār is situated nearby to the locality ‘Arab Jaddū‘ ‘Abd Allāh, as well as near Qaryat al Jasīyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yusufiyah and Mahmoudiyah.
Yusufiyah
Town
Yusufiyah is a regional township in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. Yusufiyah is situated 6 km northwest of Qaryat Sinjār.
Mahmoudiyah
Town
Mahmoudiyah is a rural city south of Baghdad. Known as the "Gateway to Baghdad," the city's proximity to Baghdad made it central to the counterinsurgency campaign. Al-Mahmudiya has approximately 350,000 inhabitants, most of whom are Sunni Arabs, over 75% of Al-Mahmudiya are Sunni, as reported by the UNHCR IDPs list. Mahmoudiyah is situated 7 km east of Qaryat Sinjār.
Latifiya
Town
Latifiya, named after Latifiya river, is an Iraqi town south of Baghdad, between Mahmoudiyah and Iskandariya, inhabited originally by 97,043 people. It has a mix of Sunni and Shia Muslim population, and surrounded by in the west and the east by rural areas dominated by Sunni Arabs, while its countryside and towns to the north and south are Shia in their majority. Latifiya is situated 8 km southeast of Qaryat Sinjār.
Qaryat Sinjār
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qaryat Sinjar”
- Location: Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.04722° or 33° 2′ 50″ northLongitude
44.29596° or 44° 17′ 46″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
8H5627WW+V9GeoNames ID
6927406
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In Other Languages
“Qaryat Sinjār” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرية سنجار”
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