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Az Zubayr (Arabic: الزبير) is a city in and the capital of Al-Zubair District, part of the Basra Governorate of Iraq. The city is just south of Basra.
The name is also sometimes written Al Zubayr, Al Zubair, Az Zubair, Zubair, Zoubair, El Zubair, or Zobier.
History of Zubayr
= Early history
=The city was named al-Zubair because one of the Sahaba (companions) of Muhammad, Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, was buried there.
= 21st century
=By 2008, the city of Zubair had a population of around 240,000 people and had grown to merge into the Basra metropolitan area with nearly 3 million inhabitants in total. As in Basra, the municipality of Zubair currently has a Shia majority and is barely distinguishable from Basra itself. But, contrary to Basra, Zubair is still home to a large Sunni minority. However, they have faced violence from Shia militants during the Iraqi Civil War, and many have fled to Gulf countries and Sunni areas of Iraq.
Climate
Az Zubayr has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). In winter there is more rainfall than in summer. The average annual temperature in Az Zubayr is 24.5 °C (76.1 °F). About 139 mm (5.47 in) of precipitation falls annually.
References
External links
Iraq Image - Az Zubayr Satellite Observation
Media related to Az Zubayr at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Abdullah bin Zubair
- Pertempuran Togbao
- Mush'ab bin Zubair
- Al-Humaidi
- Silsilah keluarga Muhammad
- Surah At-Taubah
- Omar Mukhtar
- Kerajaan Bornu
- Al-Mukhtar ats-Tsaqafi
- Surah Al-Fatihah
- Az Zubayr
- Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
- Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
- Al-Zubayr ibn Abd al-Muttalib
- Rabih az-Zubayr
- Al-Zubayr Rahma Mansur
- Al-Anfal
- Émile Gentil
- Khor Al Zubair
- Abbad ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
