Ain Sifni
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Ain Sifni (Kurdish: ئێسفنێ, romanized: Êsivnê,[2][3] Arabic: عين سفني,[4] Syriac: ܥܝܢ ܣܦܢ̈ܐ, romanized: ʿAïn Sappāné)[5][nb 1] also known as Shekhan (Kurdish: شێخان, romanized: Şêxan),[nb 2][11] is a town and subdistrict in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is located in the Shekhan District in the Nineveh Plains.
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Ain Sifni
Shekhan | |
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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)[1] | |
• Urban | 17,766 |
• Rural | 6,355 |
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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.[7][8][12] There are also seven Yazidi religious monuments, including mausoleums of Sheikh ‘Alî Chamse and Sheikh Hantuch,[13] and shrines of Sheikh Adi,[7] Nishingaha Peroz, and Sheikh Mushelleh.[14]