Map of Az Zubayr, Iraq

Az Zubayr is a city in Basra, Iraq, with a population of about 122,676. It lies at 30.3921°N, 47.7017°E. Az Zubayr is about 452 km (281 mi) southeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Basrah, 15 km to the northeast.

Az Zubayr at a glance

Where is Az Zubayr?

• The 38th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Basra on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 11 min on the shortest day to 14 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Az Zubayr

• Basrah — 15 km northeast
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 16 km northeast
• Umm Qaşr — 45 km southeast
• Khorramshahr — 47 km east, Iran
• Abadan — 58 km east, Iran
• Al Qurnah — 74 km north
• Al Madīnah — 76 km northwest
• Al Fāw — 88 km southeast
• Shādegān — 97 km east, Iran
• Kuwait City — 117 km south, Kuwait

Largest cities in Basra

• Basrah — 1,326,564
• Al Madīnah — 255,000
• Al Qurnah — 134,174
• Umm Qaşr — 107,620
• Al Fāw — 104,569

Largest cities in Iraq

• Baghdad — 7,216,000
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 2,015,483
• Mosul — 1,683,000
• Erbil — 1,612,700
• Basrah — 1,326,564
• Karbala — 1,218,732
• Kirkuk — 1,031,000
• Abū Ghurayb — 900,000
• As Sulaymānīyah — 878,146
• Nasiriyah — 558,400

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.