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Sinjar District
District in Nineveh, Iraq
The Sinjar District or the Shingal District (Kurdish: قەزای شنگال, Qeza Şingal, Arabic: قضاء سنجار) 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.
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The Sinjar District or the Shingal District (Kurdish: قەزای شنگال, Qeza Şingal, Arabic: قضاء سنجار) 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. Sinjar District was created in 1934 by Royal decree. After the 1935 Yazidi revolt, the district was placed under military control. The al-Shamal district, originally formed in 1936, was abolished in 1987, and its area was added to Sinjar. Qayrawan was formed as a district in 1977, was also abolished in 1987, and was added to the district. In 1994, al-Shamal and Qayrawan were reformed as a sub-districts. In 2007, several explosions set off by ISI killed hundreds of Yazidis in Shengal.
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