Sinjar

Al-Jazira region in northern Iraq.

Sinjar is a city in the north of Iraq. It is in Shingal District, Nineveh Province, near Mount Shingal. Many Yezidi people live in this city. In 2014, it was the site of the Sinjar massacre.^[1]^[2]

Sinjar Media

Coin of Qutb al-Din, the Zengid ruler of Sinjar in 1197–1219, with representation of Roman Emperor Caracalla, Sinjar mint 1199.
Coin of Qutb al-Din Muhammad bin Zengi, Zengid Atabeg of Sinjar (1197-1219). Sinjar mint. Dated AH 607 (AD 1210-1).
The important Chermera temple (meaning '40 Men') is found on the highest peak of the Sinjar Mountains.
Cathedral rising above ruined buildings in the old neighborhood of Sinjar.
Sinjar after the reconquest of the so-called "Islamic State", December 2015

References

↑ "Iraq's Yazidis living in fear on Mount Sinjar". www.aljazeera.com.
↑ CNN, Nima Elbagir. "Mass graves, missing children: Brutality in Sinjar". CNN. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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[1] "Iraq's Yazidis living in fear on Mount Sinjar". www.aljazeera.com.

[2] CNN, Nima Elbagir. "Mass graves, missing children: Brutality in Sinjar". CNN. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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