Sinjar District
Sinjar District
قەزای شنگال قضاء سنجار | |
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Yezidi shrine atop Sinjar Mountain, 2019. | |
Sinjar district (orange) in Ninawa | |
| Coordinates: 36°19′21″N 41°51′51″E / 36.32250°N 41.86417°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Nineveh |
| Royal Decree 4 | 1934 |
| Seat | Sinjar |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,928 km2 (1,131 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 166,466 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
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The Sinjar District or the Shingal District (Arabic: قضاء سنجار, Kurdish: قەزای شنگال ,Qeza Şingal) 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.