Zambar, Iraq Explained

Zambar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Iraq
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Nineveh Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tel Afar District
Timezone1:Arabia Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+3
Coordinates:36.3217°N 42.5433°W

Zambar (Arabic: زمبر) is a small desert village in Tel Afar District of Nineveh Governorate of northern Iraq. It is located about southeast of Tel Afar and about directly west of Mosul.[1] It is located about halfway between Tel Afar and the larger settlement of Shaikh Ibrahim, further to the southeast.

History

The Germans discovered oil at Zanbar and Qusair in the 1930s and began drilling; a team of German and Italian workers were deployed to tap the resources.[2]

Geography

Zambar is located in northern Iraq, about southeast of Tel Afar. There is a mountain, Jabal Zambar, of about above sea level, about to the northeast.[3] A stream runs intermittently down from the mountain.

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Notes and References

  1. Maps. Google Maps.
  2. Book: Longrigg, Stephen Hemsley. Oil in the Middle East: its discovery and development. issued under the auspices of the Royal Institute of International Affairs [by] Oxford U.P.. 1967. 13 May 2012.
  3. Web site: Jabal Zambar. GeoNames. 3 August 2014.