Satellite picture of Sinjar Mountains Anticlinal structures in Nineveh. Jebel Sinjar is the largest and most western structure. The Sinjar Mountains are a breached anticlinal structure. [4] These mountains consist of an asymmetrical, doubly plunging anticline, which is called the "Sinjar Anticline", with a steep northern limb, gentle southern limb and a northerly vergence. More @Wikipedia
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