Sinjar District
The Sinjar District or the Shingal District 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.
- District of Iraq with about 200,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 450 metres (1,480 feet)
- …is also known as “Sinjar region”
- Description: district in Nineveh, Iraq
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sinjar.
Sinjar District
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Latitude
36.2955° or 36° 17′ 44″ north
Longitude
41.8932° or 41° 53′ 35″ east
Open location code
8H837VWV+57
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Sinjar District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قضاء سنجار”
- Azerbaijani: “Səncər qəzası”
- Belarusian: “Сінджар”
- Belarusian: “Сынджар”
- Catalan: “Sinjar”
- Cebuano: “Sinjar (distrito)”
- Cebuano: “Sinjar”
- Central Kurdish: “شەنگال”
- Central Kurdish: “قەزای شنگال”
- Chinese: “辛賈爾縣”
- German: “Distrikt Sindschar”
- Japanese: “シンジャール郡”
- Kurdish: “Şingal (navçe)”
- Kurdish: “Şingal”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sinjar-distriktet”
- Persian: “شهرستان سنجار”
- Russian: “Синджар”
- Scots: “Sinjar Destrict”
- Swedish: “Sinjar (distrikt)”
- Swedish: “Sinjar”
- Turkish: “Sincar (ilçe)”
- Turkish: “Sincar”
- Ukrainian: “Округ Синджар”
- Urdu: “ضلع سنجار”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as As Sabahiyah and Az Zaytuniyah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tall Qaşab and Aḩmad ash Shamdah.
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