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'''Al-Zubair District''' is a district in [[Basra Governorate]], [[Iraq]]. It seat is the city of [[Al-Zubair]], |
'''Al-Zubair District''' is a district in [[Basra Governorate]], [[Iraq]]. It seat is the city of [[Al-Zubair]], some najd tribes immigrated to al-Zubair due to the fact that najd had nothing to offer. |
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In the early 1990s, Saddam Hussein hoped to make al-Zubair province number 19 and annex it to [[Kuwait]] after invading. The failure of the [[Invasion of Kuwait]] put rest to this idea. The district is majority [[Shia]], but has a significant minority of [[Sunni]]s. |
In the early 1990s, Saddam Hussein hoped to make al-Zubair province number 19 and annex it to [[Kuwait]] after invading. The failure of the [[Invasion of Kuwait]] put rest to this idea. The district is majority [[Shia]], but has a significant minority of [[Sunni]]s. |
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[[Image:Basra.JPG|thumb|250px|Districts of Basra Governorate, Al-Zubair in the west]] |
[[Image:Basra.JPG|thumb|250px|Districts of Basra Governorate, Al-Zubair in the west]] |
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Revision as of 11:38, 15 July 2016
Al-Zubair District
Arabic: قضاء الزبير | |
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| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorates | Basra Governorate |
| Seat | Al-Zubair |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Al-Zubair District is a district in Basra Governorate, Iraq. It seat is the city of Al-Zubair, some najd tribes immigrated to al-Zubair due to the fact that najd had nothing to offer. In the early 1990s, Saddam Hussein hoped to make al-Zubair province number 19 and annex it to Kuwait after invading. The failure of the Invasion of Kuwait put rest to this idea. The district is majority Shia, but has a significant minority of Sunnis.
30°23′22″N 47°42′52″E / 30.38944°N 47.71444°E
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