Sinjar (Arabic: سنجار, Sinjar; Latin: Singara), also known as Shingal (Sorani Kurdish: شەنگال, Şengal; Classical Syriac: ܫܝܓܳܪ, Shiggor)
and formerly Sanjár,[1] is a town in Sinjar District, Nineveh Province, Iraq near Mount Sinjar. It is close to the border
with Syrian Kurdistan. Its population in 2013 was estimated at 88,023.[2] The town is mainly inhabited by Yazidis with Arab and Assyrian minorities.
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