Zummar
Zummar
زمار / زوممار | |
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Town and subdistrict | |
Interactive map of Zummar | |
Zummar Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates (Zummar): 36°46′13.4688″N 42°38′17.6814″E / 36.770408000°N 42.638244833°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Nineveh Governorate |
| District | Tel Afar District |
| Subdistrict | Zummar |
| Relocated | After construction of the Mosul Dam |
| Seat | Zummar |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 50,000 |
| Mix of Arabs and Kurds, majority employed in agriculture | |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Area code | +964 |
| ISO 3166 code | IQ-NI |
| Zummar lies on the west bank of the Tigris River, 60 km northwest of Mosul. It is known for wheat farming and its two oil fields: Ain Zala oil field and Batma oil field, both operated by the North Oil Company. | |
Zummar (Arabic: زمار, Kurdish: زوممار) also Zemar or Zumar, is both the name of an Iraqi subdistrict located in north Nineveh Governorate and of its seat, the town of Zummar. The population is a mix of Arabs and Kurds, most of whom work in agriculture. Wheat is the prime crop there.
In August 2014, Zummar subdistrict fell into ISIL's hands. In October 2014, Zummar was recaptured by the Kurdish Peshmerga. It stayed under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government until 2017, when it was captured by the Federal government of Iraq during the 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict.