| Also noted by Ibn Shaddad were two mosques, six schools of Islamic law for the and , a shrine dedicated to and three buildings for gatherings and d | During the 19th century, the Yazidis of the Sinjar Mountains often posed a threat to travelers in the region |
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| The genocide was enabled partly as a result of the Peshmerga flight from the ISIL offensive, which left the Yazidis defenseless | A map of the Upper Mesopotamia province in the early Islamic era In the 2nd century AD, Sinjar became a military base called and part of the Roman |
It remained part of the until it was sacked by the in 360.
8| The city became the center of its own district within province of | Emo, Salim; Seyid, Mehabad August 22, 2017 |
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| The governor in office in 1816—1831 was unable to suppress the Yazidis and the Yazidi revolts of 1850—1864 were ended after the diplomatic efforts of the Ottoman statesman enabled the authorities to tax and impose customs in the area | 1283 referred to Sinjar as "little ", noting in particular the similarities of Sinjar's ornate with their mosaic-laced floors and walls and octagonal stone pools |
1348 list several Islamic scholars who hailed from Sinjar, including the polymath d.
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