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City profile · Iraq · Asia

Sinjār

City population
38,294
#68
in Iraq
#4
in Nineveh
#14,507
worldwide
BaghdadSinjār
36.321, 41.877 · 404 km from Baghdad
City population
38,294
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Iraq
#68
of 95 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#14,507
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Iraq
0.1%
of the national population

About Sinjār

Sinjār is a city in Nineveh, Iraq with a population of 38,294. It is the 68th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 14,507th largest worldwide. It lies 404 km from Baghdad.

Position in Iraq
#68of 95
LargestSmallest
Position in Nineveh
#4of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 6
Distance to capital
to Baghdad
Elevation
517 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
36.321, 41.877
Record updated
2026-01-19
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 95 in Iraq

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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