Al Zab
Al Zab
الزاب | |
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Town | |
Location of Al Zab within Hawija District | |
| Etymology: Named after the Little Zab | |
| Coordinates: 35°16′00″N 43°27′07″E / 35.26667°N 43.45194°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Region | Kurdistan Region |
| Governorate | Kirkuk Governorate |
| District | Hawija District |
| Occupied by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from June 2014 until September 2017, when it was recaptured by Iraqi forces during the Hawija offensive. | |
Al Zab, Al-Zab, or Az-Zab is a town in Iraq administered as part of the Kirkuk Governorate's Hawija District. Between 2014-2017, it was under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and was recaptured by Iraqi government forces during the Hawija offensive in September, 2017.