Ain Sifni
Ain Sifni (Kurdish: ئێسفنێ, romanized: Êsivnê, Arabic: عين سفني, Syriac: ܥܝܢ ܣܦܢ̈ܐ, romanized: ʿAïn Sappāné) also known as Shekhan (Kurdish: شێخان, romanized: Şêxan), is a town and subdistrict in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is located in the Shekhan District in the Nineveh Plains.
Ain Sifni
Shekhan | |
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Ain Sifni Location in Iraq Ain Sifni Ain Sifni (Iraqi Kurdistan) | |
| Coordinates: 36°41′30″N 43°21′00″E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Region | Kurdistan Region (de facto) |
| Governorate | Nineveh Governorate (de jure) Dohuk Governorate (de facto) |
| District | Shekhan District |
| Sub-district | Ain Sifni |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Urban | 17,766 |
| • Rural | 6,355 |
In the town, there is a Chaldean Catholic church of Mar Yousif, and a church of Mar Gewargis of the Ancient Church of the East. There are also seven Yazidi religious monuments, including mausoleums of Sheikh ‘Alî Chamse and Sheikh Hantuch, and shrines of Sheikh Adi, Nishingaha Peroz, and Sheikh Mushelleh.
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