Sinjar Mountains
| Sinjar Mountains | |
|---|---|
Terrace farming on Sinjar Mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,463 m (4,800 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°22′0.22″N 41°43′18.62″E / 36.3667278°N 41.7218389°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi) East–West |
| Geography | |
| Countries |
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| Region | Nineveh Governorate |
| District | Sinjar District |
| Settlement | Sinjar |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Rock age | Mesozoic |
| Mountain type | Anticline |
| Rock type(s) | Limestone, sandstone |
The Sinjar Mountains (Kurdish: چیایێ شنگالێ, romanized: Çîyayê Şengalê, Arabic: جبل سنجار, romanized: Jabal Sinjār, Syriac: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܫܝܓܪ, romanized: Ṭura d'Shingar), are a 100-kilometre-long (62 mi) mountain range that runs east to west, rising above the surrounding alluvial steppe plains in northwestern Iraq to an elevation of 1,463 meters (4,800 ft). The highest segment of these mountains, about 75 km (47 mi) long, lies in the Nineveh Governorate. The western and lower segment of these mountains lies in Syria and is about 25 km (16 mi) long. The city of Sinjar is just south of the range. These mountains are regarded as sacred by the local Yazidis.