Middle East
Iraq
Dhi Qar

Zabala

Zabala, also Zabalam was a city of ancient Sumer in Mesopotamia, located in what is now the Dhi Qar governorate in . In early archaeology this location was also called Tel el-Buzekh.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Tell Ibzaykh”, “Tell Ibzeikh”, and “Zabala (Tell Ibzeikh)”

Zabala

Latitude
31.74328° or 31° 44′ 36″ north
Longitude
45.87793° or 45° 52′ 41″ east
Open location code
8H37PVVH+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 546266701
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1074177
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tagalog—“Zabala” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “زابالا”
  • Catalan: “Zabalam”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Zabala”
  • Dutch: “Tell Ibzaykh”
  • Dutch: “Tell Ibzeikh”
  • Dutch: “Zabala”
  • French: “Tell Ibzaykh”
  • French: “Tell Ibzeikh”
  • French: “Zabalam”
  • German: “Tell Ibzaykh”
  • German: “Tell Ibzeikh”
  • German: “Zabalam”
  • Irish: “Zabala”
  • Italian: “Zabala”
  • Italian: “Zabalam”
  • Japanese: “ザバラム”
  • Korean: “자발라”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Zabalam”
  • Polish: “Zabala”
  • Spanish: “Zabala”
  • Spanish: “Zabalam”
  • Tagalog: “Zabala”

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