Sinjar

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Sinjar

Total population

88,023

Coordinates36.32°, 41.86°

Demographic figures from Central Statistical Organization (Iraq). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Sinjar is a town in the Sinjar District of the Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. It is located about five kilometers south of the Sinjar Mountains. Its population in 2013 was estimated at 88,023, and is predominantly Yazidi.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Ahmad Sanjar

Seljuk sultan (1097–1157)

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Gabriel of Sinjar

Sasanid court physician

Mirza Dinnayi

Yezidi human rights activist and author. 2019 Aurora Prize Laureate

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Bilind Îbrahîm

Iraqi Kurdish singer

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Sami Aldul-Rahman

Iraqi politician

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Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm b. Saʿīd S̲h̲ams al-dīn Abū ʿAbda al-Anṣārī

Arab encyclopedist and physician

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Al-Makzun al-Sinjari

Syrian Alawite military figure

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Taj al-Din al-Sinjari

Iraqi faqih, linguist and poet

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Sajad Shingali

Kurdish YouTuber, Writer and Journalist

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Wahhab Hassoo

Dutch politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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  57.3 mi away
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• Bonab-e-Jadid
  265.8 mi away · pop. 4,430
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• Aghjakend
  351.1 mi away
• Zulfugarly
  351.6 mi away
• Alıcan
  351.7 mi away
• Sor
  356.6 mi away
• Badara
  360.8 mi away
• Sarıhəsənli
  361.8 mi away · pop. 360
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  363.5 mi away

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Recently spotted species

white lupine

Lupinus albus

Seen 2026-03-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).