Al Zab

Al Zab

الزاب
Al Zab الزاب
Town
	Etymology: Named after the Little Zab
	Location of Al-Zab in Hawija District, Kirkuk Governorate.
	Al Zab Location in Iraq
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Kirkuk Governorate
District	Hawija District
Population (2024)
• Total	19,471
	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.

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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.