Sinjar Mountains

mountain range in Iraq and Syria
Place mountain_range Q1261898
Sinjar Mountains
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Sinjar Mountains

Summary

Sinjar Mountains is a mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (373 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sinjar Mountains is located in Nineveh Governorate[3].
  • Sinjar Mountains is in the country of Iraq[4].
  • Sinjar Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[5].
  • Sinjar Mountains is made of sedimentary rock[6].
  • Sinjar Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Sinjar Mountains[7].
  • Sinjar Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.36138889, 'lon': 41.7}[8].
  • Sinjar Mountains's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+100'}[9].
  • Sinjar Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1463'}[10].
  • Sinjar Mountains's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+15'}[11].
  • Sinjar Mountains dates from the Miocene[12].

Body

Geography

Sinjar Mountains is in the country of Iraq[4]. It is located in Nineveh Governorate[3].

Physical Characteristics

Sinjar Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1463'}[10]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+100'}[9].

Designation and Status

Sinjar Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[5].

Why It Matters

Sinjar Mountains ranks in the top 7% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (373 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Huntster · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Length {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+100'}
    Located in
    Made from material sedimentary rock
    Instance of mountain range
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Sinjar Mountains.png"
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