Şırnak

Şırnak lies in the mountain country north of Cizre, close to Mount Judi. The mountain has long been associated in Islamic tradition with the resting place of Noah's ark after the Flood, and local stories connect the town itself with Noah. Its slopes overlook the Tigris and the northern Mesopotamian plain, while valleys lead into the highlands to the north. The district shared the history of the neighbouring Cizre region under successive local and imperial rulers.