![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/View_of_Shexan_from_the_Yezidi_cemetery_2.jpg/640px-View_of_Shexan_from_the_Yezidi_cemetery_2.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Ain Sifni
Place in Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Quick Facts Shekhan, Country ...
Ain Sifni
Shekhan | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Coordinates: 36°41′30″N 43°21′00″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | ![]() |
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 |
Close
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]