Az Zubayr

Az Zubayr الزبير
City
Az Zubayr
Coordinates: 30°23′N 47°42′E / 30.383°N 47.700°E / 30.383; 47.700
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Basra
District	Al-Zubayr
Population  (2014)	370,000
• Estimate  (2018)[1]	300,751
Time zone	3+
Area code	01

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 can also refer to the old Emirate of Zubair.

The name is also sometimes written Al Zubayr, Al Zubair, Az Zubair, Zubair, Zoubair, El Zubair, or Zobier.