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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 6
Coordinates
36.321, 41.877
Record updated
19 January 2026
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 IraqClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.