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Al-Jazira
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.

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  • Qutb al Din mint of Sinjar Roman emperor Caracalla 1199

    Coin of Qutb al-Din, the Zengid ruler of Sinjar in 1197–1219, with representation of Roman Emperor Caracalla, Sinjar mint 1199.

  • Zengid Atabegs of Sinjar. Qutb al-Din Muhammad bin Zengi. 1197-1219. Sinjar mint. Dated AH 607 (AD 1210-1)

    Coin of Qutb al-Din Muhammad bin Zengi, Zengid Atabeg of Sinjar (1197-1219). Sinjar mint. Dated AH 607 (AD 1210-1).

  • Views in June of 2019 around the Ezidi shrine of Chil Mera on Shingal Mountain 01

    The important Chermera temple (meaning '40 Men') is found on the highest peak of the Sinjar Mountains.

  • Views in June of 2019 of a cathedral rising above ruined buildings in the old neighborhood of Shingal (Sinjar) 18

    Cathedral rising above ruined buildings in the old neighborhood of Sinjar.

  • ShingalZerstoert1215

    Sinjar after the reconquest of the so-called "Islamic State", December 2015

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