Shekhan District
Şêxan
District
قضاء شيخان قەزای شێخان | |
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Interactive map of Şêxan
District | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Nineveh Governorate (de jure), Duhok Governorate (de facto) |
| founded | December 16, 1924 |
| Seat | Ain Sifni |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,259 km2 (486 sq mi) |
| Population (2003)WFP program estimation[1] | |
• Total | 90,590 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
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The Shekhan District (Arabic: قضاء شيخان, Kurdish: قەزای شێخان, romanized: Qeza Şêxan) is a district in the Nineveh Governorate with its administrative centre at Ain Sifni.[2][1] The district is disputed between Duhok Governorate and Nineveh Governorate, therefore it is one of the disputed territories of northern Iraq.[3]
It is bordered by the Amadiya and Dahuk Districts of the Dahuk Governorate to the north, the Akre District to the east, Al-Hamdaniya District to the south, and the Tel Kaif District to the west. Baadre, considered the political capital of the Yazidis, is also in this district.
History
The Shekhan District was formed on December 16, 1924.[1] After the 1935 Yazidi revolt, the district was placed under military control.[4][5]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 36,427 | — |
| 1987 | 54,559 | +49.8% |
| 2003 | 90,590 | +66.0% |
| Source: [1] | ||
It is mainly populated by Yazidis with a large Assyrian Christian minority.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Basic information about Shekhan District" (PDF). Christian Aid Program in Iraq. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Ninewa" (PDF). NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq (NCCI).
- ^ "(In)stability factor 1: Administrative and governance vacuum | Trapped in a vicious cycle". www.clingendael.org. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 54 (help) - ^ Wehrey, Frederic M. (2002). "The Insurgent State: Politics and communal dissent in Iraq, 1919-1936" (PDF). DTIC. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012.
- ^ Fuccaro, Nelida (1997). "Ethnicity, State Formation, and Conscription in Postcolonial Iraq: The Case of the Yazidi Kurds of Jabal Sinjar" (PDF). International Journal of Middle East Studies. 29 (4): 559–580. doi:10.1017/S002074380006520X. JSTOR 164402.
- ^ Shefler, Gil (August 7, 2014). "Islamic State accused of capturing Yazidi women and forcing them to convert, or else". Washington Post. Religion News Service. Retrieved October 7, 2014.