Sinjar District
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The Sinjar District or the Shingal District (Arabic: قضاء سنجار, Kurdish: قەزای شنگال ,Qeza Şingal[1][2]) 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.[3]
Sinjar District
قەزای شنگال قضاء سنجار | |
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 Yezidi Temple on Sinjar, 2004. | |
 Sinjar district (orange) in Ninawa | |
| Coordinates: 36°19′21″N 41°51′51″E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Nineveh |
| Royal Decree 4 | 1934 |
| Seat | Shingal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,928 km2 (1,131 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 166,466 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |