Shekhan District

The Shekhan District (قضاء شيخان, قەزای شێخان) is a district in the Nineveh Governorate with its capital at Ain Sifni.

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. After the 1935 Yazidi revolt, the district was placed under military control.

Demographics
It is mainly populated by Yazidis with a large Assyrian minority.