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Town in Nineveh, Iraq
Sinjar (Arabic: سنجار, romanized: Sinjār; Kurdish: شنگال, romanized: Şingal, Syriac: ܫܝܓܪ, romanized: Shingar) is a town in the Sinjar District of the
Sinjar
Genocide and kidnapping carried out by ISIS
The Sinjar massacre (Kurdish: Komkujiya Şengalê) marked the beginning of the genocide of Yazidis by ISIL, the killing and abduction of thousands of Yazidi
Sinjar_massacre
Mountain range in Iraq and Syria
The Sinjar Mountains (Kurdish: چیایێ شنگالێ, romanized: Çîyayê Şengalê, Arabic: جبل سنجار, romanized: Jabal Sinjār, Syriac: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܫܝܓܪ, romanized: Ṭura
Sinjar_Mountains
2014-2017 genocide campaign by the Islamic State
civilians fleeing Sinjar, of whom around 50,000 Yazidis were reportedly escaping to the nearby Sinjar Mountains. They were trapped on Mount Sinjar, surrounded
Yazidi_genocide
Yazidi militia formed in Iraq in 2007
The Sinjar Resistance Units (Kurdish: Yekîneyên Berxwedana Şengalê; YBŞ) is a Yazidi militia formed in Sinjar, northern Iraq. It was formed in 2007 to
Sinjar_Resistance_Units
Joint command of three Yazidi militias
Liberating Sinjar (Kurdish: Fermandariya Êzîdxana Ji Bo Rizgariya Şengalê), known as the Sinjar Alliance (Kurdish: Fermandariya Hevbeş a Şengalê, i.e. Sinjar Joint
Sinjar_Alliance
Index of articles associated with the same name
Battle of Sinjar may refer to a number of events which took place in the vicinity of Sinjar, northern Iraq, in the 2014-2015 timeframe: Sinjar massacre
Battle_of_Sinjar
District in Nineveh, Iraq
The Sinjar District or the Shingal District (Kurdish: قەزای شنگال, Qeza Şingal, Arabic: قضاء سنجار) is a district of the Nineveh Governorate. The district
Sinjar_District
Ethno-religious group of Kurdistan
bombers with explosive vests carried out the attack at a cafe in Sinjar, west of Mosul. In Sinjar, many townspeople are members of the Yazidi minority. In 2014
Yazidis
Clashes between Iraq and YBS forces
The Sinjar clashes of 2022 were a conflict that began on May 1, when the Iraqi military, with support from Turkey and the Kurdistan Democratic Party, launched
2022_Sinjar_clashes
Skirmish between Iraq and PKK forces
The Sinjar clashes (2019) refer to a conflict that took place between the Iraqi Army and Kurdistan Workers' Party-affiliated forces in the Sinjar from
2019_Sinjar_clashes
Operation in Iraq War
November Sinjar offensive was a combination of operations of Kurdish Peshmerga, PKK, and Yezidi militias in November 2015, to recapture the city of Sinjar from
November 2015 Sinjar offensive
November_2015_Sinjar_offensive
The Sinjar offensive was a combination of operations of Kurdish Peshmerga, PKK and People's Protection Units forces in December 2014, to recapture regions
December 2014 Sinjar offensive
December_2014_Sinjar_offensive
Yazidi all-women militia
militia Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ), the YJÊ was founded on 5 January 2015 under the original name of Yekîneyên Parastina Jin ê Şengalê (Kurdish: Sinjar Women’s
Êzîdxan_Women's_Units
Non-profit organization for survivors of sexual violence
prompted by the Sinjar massacre, a religious persecution of the Yazidi people in Sinjar, Iraq by ISIS in 2014. Murad, a survivor of the Sinjar massacre who
Nadia's_Initiative
Armed Conflict in the Middle East
mostly Yazidis, managed to flee from the fighting in Sinjar city, about 50,000 of them fled into the Sinjar Mountains, where they were trapped without food
War_in_Iraq_(2013–2017)
Overview of hostility, discrimination, and persecution against the Yazidi people
neighbouring Muslim Arab and Kurdish tribes and principalities. After the 2014 Sinjar massacre of thousands of Yazidis by ISIL, which started the ethnic, cultural
Persecution_of_Yazidis
Village in Ninawa, Iraq
(Kurdish: کۆچۆ, romanized: Koço; Arabic: كوجو) is a village in Sinjar District, south of the Sinjar Mountains in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. It is considered
Kocho,_Iraq
Sacred place of the Yezidis in Kurdistan, Iraq
fled from Sinjar and took shelter in the temple after the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant attacked and captured Sinjar and its environs
Lalish
Leader of the Yazidi Sinjar resistance units
founder of the Yazidi militia Malik Al-Tawus Troop, which later became the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ). He was born in Siba Sheikh Khidir (Jazeera). The
Sheikh_Khairy_Khedr
Organization
the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. The battle for Sinjar, code-named Operation Free Sinjar, was a large offensive supervised by the President of the
Kurdistan Region Security Council
Kurdistan_Region_Security_Council
own lives. The Sinjar massacre was the killing and abduction of thousands of Yazidi men in Sinjar (Kurdish: شنگال Şingal) city and Sinjar District in Iraq's
Human rights in the Islamic State
Human_rights_in_the_Islamic_State
Yazidi military force in Iraq
the Sinjar massacre. It was bigger than the other main Yazidi militia who took part in the liberation of Sinjar from the Islamic State, the Sinjar Resistance
Êzîdxan_Protection_Force
Iraqi politician
Mehme Khalil) is the current mayor of Sinjar in Nineveh Province, Iraq. Xelil was a self-appointed mayor of Sinjar of Kurdish Yazidi origin on November
Mahma_Xelil
Region in Iraq
Persiae, "Persian troglodytes") who inhabited the territory around Mount Sinjar. By the medieval Arabs, most of the plain was reckoned as part of the province
Nineveh_Plains
Kurdish Yazidi military commander
self-defense militia Protection Force of Ezidkhan (HPÊ). Born in c. 1970, Sinjar. Shesho's family emigrated from Iraq under Saddam Hussein in 1990 to Germany
Haydar_Shesho
Attack on Yazidis by Turkey
August 15, 2018, Turkish airstrikes on Sinjar were two airstrikes on İsmail Özden, a leading member of the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ). Four others were
Turkish airstrikes on Sinjar (2018)
Turkish_airstrikes_on_Sinjar_(2018)
Ethno-religious group in Iraq
Zakho and Tel Kaif, in Bashiqa and Bahzani, and the areas around Sinjar mountains in Sinjar district. According to estimates, the number of Yazidis in Iraq
Yazidis_in_Iraq
Military campaign
many positions including the Qaraqosh and Sinjar, 50,000 of Sinjar's Yazidis took refuge in the adjacent Sinjar Mountains, where they lacked food, water
Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014)
Northern_Iraq_offensive_(August_2014)
live in Iraq and are particularly concentrated in the Nineveh Plains and Sinjar areas in the Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. The following settlements
List_of_Yazidi_settlements
2025 documentary film by Jasna Krajinovic
Rashid, the Boy from Sinjar is a 2025 Belgian-French Documentary Film by Jasna Krajinovic, a Slovenian-born filmmaker who has lived and worked in Belgium
Rashid,_the_Boy_from_Sinjar
Former Iraqi Air Force base
Sahl Sinjar AB Sahl Sinjar Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation
Sahl_Sinjar_Air_Base
Village in Ninawa, Iraq
is a village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The village is located north of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the disputed
Hardan,_Iraq
Village in Idlib, Syria
Sinjar, Idlib (Arabic: سِنْجَار, romanized: Sinjār) is a Syrian village located in Sinjar Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib. According to the
Sinjar,_Idlib
The Sinjar clashes of 3 March 2017 occurred between pro-PKK forces, namely the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) and the Êzîdxan Women's Units (YJÊ), and
Sinjar_clashes_(2017)
Military unit
Forces of Ezidkhan'), are the police force in the regions controlled by the Sinjar Resistance Units, which is backed by the PKK. The force aims to protect
Asayish_(Sinjar_District)
Gabriel of Sinjar (Classical Syriac: ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܕܫܝܓܪ, Gaḅriyel d'Šiggar) was a court physician (drustbed) of the Sasanian shah Khosrow II (r. 590–628). He
Gabriel_of_Sinjar
Coalition against the Islamic State
August, they conquered Sinjar and surrounding area, including Wana and Zumar, killing possibly 2,000 Yazidi men in the Sinjar massacre.[citation needed]
US-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)
US-led_intervention_in_Iraq_(2014–2021)
16 and 17, 2021 Turkish airstrikes on Sinjar were several airstrikes on Sinjar District which targeted the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) fighters including
Turkish airstrikes on Sinjar (2021)
Turkish_airstrikes_on_Sinjar_(2021)
2018 Indian film
Sinjar is a 2018 Indian Jasari language film written and directed by Pampally. Sinjar was one of the first movies to be made in Jasari, as the director
Sinjar_(film)
Monotheistic ethnoreligion of Yazidis
Yazidi shrine of Mame Reshan, partially destroyed by ISIL, in the Sinjar Mountains.
Yazidism
in northeastern Syria, and against positions of the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) on Mount Sinjar, northwestern Iraq. The airstrikes killed 20 YPG and
April 2017 Turkish airstrikes in Syria and Iraq
April_2017_Turkish_airstrikes_in_Syria_and_Iraq
Village in Ninawa, Iraq
is a village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The village is located south of the Sinjar Mount, in the disputed territories
Til_Ezer
Village in Ninawa, Iraq
village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located north of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the
Dohula
Yazidi human rights activist
rebuild their lives and communities". Its establishment was prompted by the Sinjar massacre. In 2018, she and Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege were jointly
Nadia_Murad
Yazidi site on Mount Sinjar in Iraq
Rashan Shrine was a Yazidi shrine built in the 12th century located on Mount Sinjar in northwestern Iraq. The shrine is dedicated to Pîr Mehmed Reşan, a Yazidi
Mam_Rashan_Shrine
Iraqi genocidal campaign
Kurdish emir Mir Muhammad of Rawanduz against the Yazidis of the Sheikhan, Sinjar and Erbil regions in present-day northern Iraq between March 1832 and 1834
Yazidi genocide by the Soran Emirate (1832–1834)
Yazidi_genocide_by_the_Soran_Emirate_(1832–1834)
Place in Ninawa Governorate, Iraq
Qiniyeh (Kurdish: Qînîçê) is a village in the Sinjar District, south of the Sinjar Mountains in the Nineveh Governorate in Iraq. It is populated by Yazidis
Qiniyeh
Ethnic Kurdish military unit
and the PKK were involved in an August 2014 military operation at Mount Sinjar, where up to as many as 10,000 Yazidis were rescued from genocide at the
Women's_Protection_Units
Conflict between the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region and the Kurdistan Workers' Party
Civil War. During the 2017 Sinjar clashes, the KDP-backed Peshmerga Roj clashed with the PKK-backed YBŞ. During the 2022 Sinjar clashes, the KRG and the
PKK insurgency in the Kurdistan Region
PKK_insurgency_in_the_Kurdistan_Region
Village in Ninawa, Iraq
village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located north of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the
Gohbal
Salafi jihadist militant organisation
Salahuddin Baiji (Jun) Tikrit N Iraq (Aug) Kobanî Sinjar (Aug) Derna Ramadi Deir ez-Zor Baiji (14–15) Sinjar (Dec) Zumar Amirli 2015 Nofaliya W Africa Egyptian
Islamic_State
Historical dynasty of Turkoman origin (12–13th centuries AD)
could retain the lands he conquered in Sinjar (thereafter ruled by the "Ayyubids of Mayyafariqin & Jabal Sinjar", the sons of al-Adid al-Ashraf and Al-Awhad
Zengid_dynasty
Emir of Sinjar-based Zengid dynasty (died 1197)
II, was an emir of the Sinjar-based Zengid dynasty and the first son of Qutb al-Din Mawdud. He ruled from 1171 to 1197 Sinjar and 1181–83 Aleppo.[clarification
Imad_ad-Din_Zengi_II
Northern part of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
from the mountains on the right bank of the Tigris river and includes the Sinjar plain. It extends down the Tigris to Samarra and down the Euphrates to Hit
Upper_Mesopotamia
Village in Ninawa, Iraq
village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located north of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the
Zorava
2023 American documentary film
by Hasan Oswald about Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad, who was kidnapped in the Sinjar massacre and sold into sexual slavery. Much of the footage in the documentary
Mediha
Kurdish principality in the Ottoman Empire
Islam. Bohtan constituted the third major Yezidi enclave after Shekhan and Sinjar until the 19th century. The earliest known reference to the region now called
Bohtan
Yazidi principality
Sinjar, whose mountain provided a more defensible base. Historical records concerning the Yazidis from this period onward focus primarily on Sinjar rather
Sheikhan_principality
Town in Ninawa, Iraq
romanized: Sinunê) is a town located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The town is located north of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the disputed
Sinun
Temples in Iraq
The Sharfadin Temple (Kurdish: Mezargeha Şerfedîn) in Sinjar, Iraq is a Yazidi temple built in honor of Sheikh Sherfedin. It is considered by Yazidis as
Sharfadin_Temple
Town in Ninawa, Iraq
house) is a town located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The town is located north of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the disputed
Khana_Sor
Topics referred to by the same term
Sayyida Zaynab Mosque, Syria in Damascus, Syria Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque (Sinjar) in Sinjar, Iraq This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the
Sayyida_Zaynab_Mosque
Archaeological site in Iraq
site in Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. It is located 14 km south of Beled Sinjar. It has been suggested as the location of Andarig, though so far the site's
Tell_Khoshi
Village in Ninawa, Iraq
is a village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The village is located south of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the disputed
Tal_Banat
Mîr of Yazidis
turning point in his educational efforts. The journey took him first to Sinjar, then through the Tur Abdin region to Diyarbakır and Erzurum, before crossing
Mir_Ismail_Chol_Beg
Yazidi Kurdish rebels
famous for the leading role he played in the resistance to the conquest of Sinjar by ISIL. He was killed on 15 August 2018 in a Turkish Air Force airstrike
İsmail_Özden
Battle in June 2014 during which ISIL seized control of the city
Tikrit Siege of Kobanî Sinjar massacre Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014) December 2014 Sinjar offensive November 2015 Sinjar offensive Fall of Hīt
Fall_of_Mosul
Na'ib of Gaza the Coastal Plain and Mountainous Region of Palestine (1311–20, 1342)
al-Din Abu Sa'id al-Jawli (also spelled Sangar al-Gawli, Sanjar al-Jawali or Sinjar al-Jawili, 1255–14 January 1345) was a powerful Mamluk emir and the Governor
Sanjar_al-Jawli
Third-level administrative divisions of Iraq
District (Makhmur) Hatra District (Hatra) Mosul District (Mosul) Sinjar District (Sinjar) Tel Afar District (Tal Afar) Tel Keppe District (Tel Keppe) Al-Daur
Districts_of_Iraq
Founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (c. 1137 – 1193)
He thus handed Aleppo to his brother Imad ad-Din Zangi, in exchange for Sinjar. Saladin offered no opposition to these transactions in order to respect
Saladin
Overview of crimes committed against Iraqi Turkmen by the Islamic State from 2014 to 2017
Sinjar when Tal Afar fell to ISIS. However, the Islamic State attacked Sinjar, causing many of the Shia Turkmen to flee once again. During the Sinjar
Iraqi_Turkmen_genocide
threatened to invade Sinjar and threatened the PKK and its allies in the region. After the 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Sinjar was captured by the Shia
Shia militia attacks on Turkish forces in Iraq (2021–2022)
Shia_militia_attacks_on_Turkish_forces_in_Iraq_(2021–2022)
Military wing of the group Kurdistan Workers' Party
the HPG was involved in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Sinjar. As far as can be judged from the publications, one of the basic HPG factions
People's_Defence_Forces
Progress Sinjar Alliance Protection Force of Sinjar Sinjar Resistance Units Êzidxan Women's Units Asayîşa Êzîdxanê Free Yezidi Foundation Sinjar Academy
List_of_Yazidi_organizations
Village in Ninawa, Iraq
is a village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The village is located south of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the disputed
Siba_Sheikh_Khidir
Syrian god
Hurrian and Hittite pantheons. His name was also the ancient name of the Sinjar Mountains. It is assumed that he was at least in part a lunar deity. Information
Saggar_(god)
American Yazidi nonprofit
established to support the Yazidi, especially in northern Iraq, specifically Sinjar and Nineveh Plain, and northeastern Syria, where the Yazidi community has
Yazda
Spokesperson of the Islamic State since 2023
Salahuddin Baiji (Jun) Tikrit N Iraq (Aug) Kobanî Sinjar (Aug) Derna Ramadi Deir ez-Zor Baiji (14–15) Sinjar (Dec) Zumar Amirli 2015 Nofaliya W Africa Egyptian
Abu_Hudhayfah_al-Ansari
List of uses of chemical weapons
Baghdad Mosul Erbil Tikrit Basra Makhmur Mosul Dam Sultan Abdullah Sinjar Taza Chemical weapon use in the War in Iraq (2013–2017) by IS has been confirmed
Use of chemical weapons in the War in Iraq (2013–2017)
Use_of_chemical_weapons_in_the_War_in_Iraq_(2013–2017)
Leader of a Salafi jihadist militant organisation
Salahuddin Baiji (Jun) Tikrit N Iraq (Aug) Kobanî Sinjar (Aug) Derna Ramadi Deir ez-Zor Baiji (14–15) Sinjar (Dec) Zumar Amirli 2015 Nofaliya W Africa Egyptian
Caliph_of_the_Islamic_State
Female adult human
Yazidi and Christian women, some of whom jumped to their death from Mount Sinjar, as described in a witness statement. The total fertility rate (TFR) – the
Woman
Village in Idlib, Syria
Rabeeah Brennan (Arabic: ربيعة برنان) is a Syrian village located in Sinjar Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central
Rabeeah_Brennan
Yazidi revolt against Kingdom of Iraq
government, under Yasin al-Hashimi, crushed a revolt by the Yazidi people of Sinjar Mountains against the imposition of conscription. The Iraqi army, led by
1935_Yazidi_revolt
Sultan of Egypt and Syria from 1260 to 1277
able to rout the troops of Sinjar outside Damascus, and pursued the attack to the city, where the citizens were loyal to Sinjar and resisted Baybars, although
Baybars
Holy text
authenticity of these two books has been questioned. Dr. Frederick Forbes visited Sinjar in 1838 and ascribed the authorship of the Yazidi Black Book to Sheikh Adi
Yazidi_Black_Book
Emir of Mosul
al-Din Zengi II the governor of Sinjar to exchange Sinjar with Aleppo; in 1182 Izz al-Din became the governor of Sinjar. Saladin continued his hostility
Izz_al-Din_Mas'ud
2007 suicide car bombings in Iraq
filled with Yazidis; 23 Yazidi men were forced from a bus and shot dead. The Sinjar area, which has a mixed population of Yazidis, Kurds, Assyrians, Turkmen
Qahtaniyah_bombings
Conflict between al-Qaeda and the Islamic State
Salahuddin Baiji (Jun) Tikrit N Iraq (Aug) Kobanî Sinjar (Aug) Derna Ramadi Deir ez-Zor Baiji (14–15) Sinjar (Dec) Zumar Amirli 2015 Nofaliya W Africa Egyptian
Al-Qaeda–Islamic State conflict
Al-Qaeda–Islamic_State_conflict
Revolutionary pro-Kurdish armed group
Workers' Party's (PKK) December 2014 Sinjar offensive in Northern Iraq in defence of the Yezidi minority in Sinjar. In March 2015 a 19-year-old German
International Freedom Battalion
International_Freedom_Battalion
Armed conflict between Iraqi forces and Peshmerga
Government. Chief among these areas were the oil rich regions of Kirkuk and Sinjar as well as the areas of Tuz Khurmatu, Makhmur and Jalawla. The vote was
2017_Iraqi–Kurdish_conflict
Iraqi Yazidi kidnapping victim of ISIS
officials escorted her to Jordan, and then reunited with her family in Sinjar, Iraq. Media reports indicate that her rescue was a collaboration between
Fawzia_Amin_Sido
Rebellions against the Ottoman Empire
1917 received limited Russian support. In January 1918, the Yazidis of Sinjar initiated an uprising, which continued until April of the same year, when
Kurdish rebellions during World War I
Kurdish_rebellions_during_World_War_I
Country in West Asia
State-occupied part of Mosul and genocide of the Yazidis in Yazidi populated Sinjar, which is in northern Iraq. In terms of administrative divisions, Iraq is
Iraq
Place in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
northwestern Iraq, located 63 km (39 mi) west of Mosul, 52 km (32 mi) east of Sinjar and 200 km (120 mi) northwest of Kirkuk. Its local inhabitants are exclusively
Tal_Afar
Ancient Mesopotamian city-state
city-state and a Middle Bronze petty kingdom located in the region of the Sinjar Plain in Northern Mesopotamia which eventually became subsumed into Assyria
Kurda
Village in Idlib, Syria
Mreiheb (Arabic: المريجب) is a Syrian village located in Sinjar Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of
Mreiheb
Ethnic cleansing of non-Arabs in Iraq (1968–2003)
north or south of Sinjar, or other parts of Iraq. There were 37 Yezidi villages destroyed in the process and five neighbourhoods in Sinjar Arabized in 1975
Ba'athist Arabization campaigns in northern Iraq
Ba'athist_Arabization_campaigns_in_northern_Iraq
2014 military operation
Salahuddin Baiji (Jun) Tikrit N Iraq (Aug) Kobanî Sinjar (Aug) Derna Ramadi Deir ez-Zor Baiji (14–15) Sinjar (Dec) Zumar Amirli 2015 Nofaliya W Africa Egyptian
2014 American rescue mission in Syria
2014_American_rescue_mission_in_Syria
Ethno-religious group in Georgia
constructing a Yazidi temple outside historically sacred places like Lalish or Sinjar, and also the close collaboration between the Georgian state and the Orthodox
Yazidism_in_Georgia
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Pleasure; Desire
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Surname or Lastname
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English : variant of Zachary.
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Egyptian
, Gift of the Great Sun of Justice.
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Maker of Rope
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God knowledge
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Devotee of God
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Lord Shiva
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The wielder of the sword
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Heart
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