Az Zubair Field

The Az Zubair Field, also known as Az-Zubayr, is an located in southern , west of Basrah. It is one of the largest fields in the world and was discovered by the Basrah Petroleum Company, an associate of the Iraq Petroleum Company, in 1949.
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  • Type: Oilfield
  • Description: Oil field in Iraq
  • Also known as: Zubayr Oilfield

Az Zubair Field

Latitude
30.35722° or 30° 21′ 26″ north
Longitude
47.5975° or 47° 35′ 51″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8H299H4W+VX
Geo­Names ID
98246
Wiki­data ID
Q4024880
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Az Zubair Field” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: حقل الزبير
  • Cebuano: Az Zubayr
  • Italian: Zubair
  • Japanese: ズバイル油田
  • Persian: میدان زبیر
  • Russian: Зубайр (месторождение)
  • Russian: Зубайр
  • Swedish: al-Zubayr
  • Swedish: az-Zubayr
  • Swedish: Az-Zubayr
  • Ukrainian: Ез-Зубайр
  • Ukrainian: Зубайр
  • Uzbek: Az-Zubayr koni

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