Al Zab

Al Zab, Al-Zab, or Az-Zab is a town in administered as part of the 's . Between 2014-2017, it was under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and was recaptured by government forces during the Hawija offensive in September, 2017.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: The river near it is called zab. Whose basin is 22,000
  • Also known as: Az Zab”, “Az Zāb”, “Nāḩiyat az Zāb”, and “Nāḩīyat az Zāb, ناحية الزاب, Nahiyat az Zab, ناحية الزاب

Al Zab

Latitude
35.2673° or 35° 16′ 2″ north
Longitude
43.44998° or 43° 26′ 60″ east
Elevation
155 metres (509 feet)
Open location code
8H757C8X+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2489253196
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6837407
Wiki­data ID
Q28195248
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Al Zab” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الزاب
  • Arabic: مدينة الزاب
  • Arabic: ناحية الزاب
  • Asturian: Al Zab
  • Central Kurdish: زاب
  • Egyptian Arabic: الزاب
  • French: Al Zab
  • French: Az Zab
  • German: Az Zab
  • Japanese: アル=ザブ

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