Sharya
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Town
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Location in Iraq | |
Coordinates: 36°47′22″N 42°58′19″E / 36.78944°N 42.97194°E / 36.78944; 42.97194 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | ![]() |
Governorate | Dohuk Governorate |
District | Simele District |
Sharya (also written Shariya, Arabic: شاريا, Kurdish: ,شاریا, romanized: Şariya[1][2]) is a Yazidi-inhabited town located in the Simele District of the Dohuk GovernorateinKurdistan RegionofIraq. The town is located ca. 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Dohuk.[3]
Around Sharya, the following Yazidi shrines are found:[4]