Yazidi town in northern Iraq

Sinjar is a town in Iraq immediately south of Mount Sinjar (Shingal in Kurdish). Its population in 2013 was estimated at 88,023. The important Chermera temple (meaning '40 Men') is found on the highest peak of the Sinjar Mountains. The mountains reach a height of 1463 m above sea level. The Yazidis consider Mount Sinjar as sacred and have also used it as a place of refuge.

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Map
Map of Sinjar
Yezidi Chermera Temple on Mount Sinjar.
  • 1 Memorial Park.
  • 2 Chermera Temple.
  • 3 Mam Rashan Shrine. Mam Rashan Shrine (Q106008987) on Wikidata Mam Rashan Shrine on Wikipedia
  • 4 Sharfadin Temple. Sharfadin temple (Q106345829) on Wikidata Sharfadin Temple on Wikipedia
  • 5 Yazidi Genocide Memorial (النصب التذكاري للإبادة الايزيدية). Opened in 2023, this memorial commemorates the 2014 ISIL genocide against the Yazidi minority in and around Sinjar. Yazidi Genocide Memorial (Q128378841) on Wikidata

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Stay safe

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See the warning on the Iraq article for information on the security situation.

Go next

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  • Mosul is 127 km, 1 hour 15 min drive.
  • Tal Afar is 50 km east on the Mosul road.
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