Zummar ( ar, زمار), also spelled 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

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and

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, most of them work in agriculture. Wheat is the prime crop there. In August 2014, Zummar subdistrict fell to ISIL's hands. In October 2014, Zumar was recaptured by the

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Zummar town

Zummar town is the seat of Zummar subdistrict, it is located 60 km north west of

Mosul Mosul ( ar, الموصل, al-Mawṣil, ku, مووسڵ, translit=Mûsil, Turkish: ''Musul'', syr, ܡܘܨܠ, Māwṣil) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. The city is considered the second larg ...

city at the west bank of the river

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. Its population is 50,000 inhabitants.

Oil fields

The Zummar subdistrict is rich with oil. It contains two oil fields, both run by North Oil Company, yield crude sort of

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. *Ain zala oilfield was explored by British company in 1939. It is 16 km long and 4 km wide. The production delayed after

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until 1951 when the Mosul oil company branch of

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started production with 20,000 barrels per day but the production degraded later to 5,000 barrels per day right now. *Batma oil field was discovered by Mosul oil company, a branch of

1953. The oilfield is 12 km long and 6 km wide. The production commenced in that year with 50,000 barrels per day. The production has been stopped since 1990 due to the United Nations' financial and trade embargo ('sanctions') against Iraq after its invading Kuwait, resume of production has been postponed further after the

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. Batma is considered a small field compared with other Iraqi fields, where its potential production not more than 5,000 barrels per day.

References

{{portal bar, Iraq Kurdish settlements in Iraq Populated places in Nineveh Governorate Subdistricts of Iraq Populated places on the Tigris River