Town in Ninawa, Iraq
| Sinun | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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  SinunLocation in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 36°27′27″N 41°42′22″E / 36.45750°N 41.70611°E / 36.45750; 41.70611 | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Ninawa |
| District | Sinjar District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16,798 |
Sinun (also written Sinuni, Sinooni or Snuny, Arabic: سنوني; Kurdish: سنونێ, romanized: Sinunê) is a town located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The town is located north of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq.
Sinun is populated by Yazidis.
References
- ^ "Emerging Land Tenure Issues among Displaced Yazidis from Sinjar, Iraq" (PDF). United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–Habitat). November 2015. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- "دژی گەڕانەوەی مەحما خەلیل سبەینێ لە سنونێ خۆپیشاندانە". ROJ News (in Kurdish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- "Aciziya gel li dijî dagirkerî û hevkariyê". Yeni Özgür Politika (in Kurdish). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- "Yazda Report on Humanitarian Aid and Development Opportunities in Sinjar: Caring for IDPs While Rebuilding and Facilitating Returns" (PDF). yazda.org. January 8, 2016. Retrieved 2018-12-09.