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Sinjar Destination Guide

Touring Sinjar in Iraq

Sinjar in the region of Nīnawá with its 38,294 citizens is a city located in Iraq - some 251 mi or ( 404 km ) North-West of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Sinjar

Time in Sinjar is now 10:26 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zumani, Zirawan, Wardiyah, Taraf Jundik, and Karbala. Being here already, consider visiting Zumani . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Sinjar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Strange sightings from above

1:53 min by Indoscott
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When flying to Dubai we flew over many countries and cities. This one was most interesting because of the light patterns from the city below, resembling a spiders web. I added our geographical positio ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Sinjar

Sinjar is a town in northwestern Iraq's Ninawa Governorate on Mount Sinjar near the Syrian border. Its population at the time of the 2006 census was 40,000. The town is mainly inhabited by Yezidis with Kurdish, Arab and Assyrian minorities. A huge mound and wall in northeastern Syria known as Tell Hamoukar indicate an urban civilisation dating back at least 6,000 years. The Sinjar valley belonged to the Northern Ubaid culture.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.32 41.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Nineveh Province

Qahtaniyah, Iraq

Qahtaniyah (Arabic القحطانية, also spelled Giruzer, Kar Izir) is Iraqi town about 100 km from Mosul. It was one of two villages targeted in the 2007 Qahtaniya bombings against the local Yazidi community.

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Located at 36.23 41.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Kurdistan, Yazidi

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Sinjar