Al-Shirqat District

35.5292°N 43.21998°E / 35.5292; 43.21998

Al-Shirqat District Arabic: الشرقاط Qaḑā’ ash Sharqāţ
District
Saladin districts
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Saladin
Seat	Al-Shirqat
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)

Al-Shirqat District (Arabic: الشرقاط) is a district of Saladin Governorate, Iraq. The district's capital is the town of Al-Shirqat. Other settlements include Khanugiyah, Mukhayim, Qaryat al Ḩūrīyah al Jadīdah, Al-Khadraniyah, Aynah, Ijamasa, and Jamaf. The ancient site of Assur is also located in the district.

The district was captured by the Islamic State in 2014.^[1] The senior Islamic State military commander Abu Omar al-Shishani was reported to have been killed in fighting in al-Shirqat in July 2016.^[2] The town was fully recaptured on 22 September 2016.^[3] More than 160,000 people were displaced from Sharqat due to Islamic State occupation.^[4]