Jazira, al-Jazira, Jazeera, al-Jazeera, etc. are all transcriptions of

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

meaning "the island" or "the peninsula". The term may refer to:

Business

Jazeera Airways Jazeera Airways K.S.C () is a Kuwaiti low-cost airline with its head office on the premises of Kuwait International Airport in Al Farwaniyah Governorate, Kuwait. It operates scheduled services in the Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, I ...

, an airlines company based in Kuwait

Locations

* Al-Jazira, a traditional region known today as

Upper Mesopotamia Upper Mesopotamia constitutes the Upland and lowland, uplands and great outwash plain of northwestern Iraq, northeastern Syria and southeastern Turkey, in the northern Middle East. Since the early Muslim conquests of the mid-7th century, the regio ...

or the smaller region of

Cizre Cizre () is a city in the Cizre District of Şırnak Province in Turkey. It is located on the river Tigris by the Syria–Turkey border and close to the Iraq–Turkey border. Cizre is in the historical region of Upper Mesopotamia and the cultura ...

Al-Jazira (caliphal province) Al-Jazira (), also known as Jazirat Aqur or Iqlim Aqur, was a province of the Rashidun, Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates, spanning at minimum most of Upper Mesopotamia (al-Jazira proper), divided between the districts of Diyar Bakr, Diyar Rabi'a ...

, an Umayyad and Abbasid province encompassing Upper Mesopotamia in modern Syria, Iraq and Turkey. **

Al-Jazira Province Al-Jazira Province (, , , ) was an administrative division in the State of Aleppo (1920–25), the State of Syria (1925–1930) and the first decades of the Mandatory Syrian Republic, during the French Mandate of Syria and the Lebanon. It enco ...

, former Syrian province **

Jazira Region The Jazira Region, formerly Jazira Canton (; ; ), is the largest of the three original regions of the de facto Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). As part of the ongoing Rojava conflict, its democratic autonomy was off ...

, an autonomous Syrian region * al-jazīrah al-ʻarabīyah, the

Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula (, , or , , ) or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated north-east of Africa on the Arabian plate. At , comparable in size to India, the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world. Geographically, the ...

Al Jazirah, Sharjah Al Jazirah () is a settlement in Sharjah. References External links Populated places in the Emirate of Sharjah {{UnitedArabEmirates-geo-stub ...

, United Arab Emirates *

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

(Berber: ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ ''Dzayer'' from Arabic: ''al-Jazā'ir'') North Africa *

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

, the capital city of Algeria *

Al Jazirah (state) Gezira (), also spelt Al Jazirah, Al Jazeera and Al Jazira, is one of the 18 states of Sudan. The state lies between the Blue Nile and the White Nile in the east-central region of the country. The state has a population of 5,096,920 as of 2018, ...

, Sudan * Gezira (Cairo), island in Egypt *

Gezir Gezir () is a village in, and the capital of, Howmeh Rural District of the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a co ...

, town in Iran *

Algeciras Algeciras () is a city and a municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. Located in the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, near the Strait of Gibraltar, it is the largest city on the Bay of G ...

, Spain *

Ciutadella de Menorca Ciutadella de Menorca () or simply Ciutadella is a town and a municipalities of Spain, municipality in the western end of Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands (Spain). It is one of the two primary cities in the island, along with Maó. History ...

(Madina al Jazira), Minorca, Balearic Islands *

Alzira, Valencia Alzira (; ) is a city and municipality of 49.000 inhabitants (62,094 floating population) in Valencia, eastern Spain. It is the capital of the '' comarca'' of Ribera Alta in the province of Valencia. The city is the heart of the second largest ...

, Spain *

Lezíria do Tejo The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Lezíria do Tejo (; "Tagus Floodplain") is an administrative division in Portugal. It was established as an ''Associação de Municípios'' in 1987, converted into a ''Comunidade Urbana'' in 2003, and converted int ...

, Portugal *

Gżira Gżira () is a town in the Eastern Region, Malta, Eastern Region of Malta. It is located between Msida and Sliema, also bordering on Ta' Xbiex. It has a population of 11,699 as of January 2019. The word ''Gżira'' means "island" in Maltese ...

, a town in Malta *

, Turkey *

Zalzala Koh Zalzala Koh (, ''Earthquake Mountain'') or Zalzala Jazeera (, ''Earthquake Island'') was a small island off the coast of the port city of Gwadar in Balochistan province of Pakistan which appeared on 24 September 2013 just hours after a powerful ...

or Zalzala Jazeera, Pakistan *

St. Martin's Island Saint Martin's Island () is a small coral island in the north-eastern part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, and forms the southernmost part of Bangladesh. It has an area of only 3 ...

, Bangladesh *

Jazeera Beach Jazeera Beach (also known as Gezira Beach; or ) is a beach which overlooks the Somali Sea near the city of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The Jazeera beach massacre took place here in 1989. The beach is now a leisure destination where pe ...

, Somalia

Media

Al Jazeera Media Network Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN; , ) is a private-media media conglomerate, conglomerate headquartered in Wadi Al Sail, Doha, funded in part by the government of Qatar. The network's flagship channels include Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera E ...

Al Jazeera Arabic Al Jazeera Arabic ( , ) is a Qatari state-funded Arabic-language news television network. It is based in Doha and operated by the Al Jazeera Media Network, which also operates Al Jazeera English. It is the largest news network in the Middle ...

, an Arabic language news television channel **

Al Jazeera America Al Jazeera America was an American pay television news channel owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network. The channel was launched on August 20, 2013, to compete with CNN, HLN, MSNBC, Fox News, and in certain markets RT America. It was Al Jazee ...

, the network's American national news channel **

Al Jazeera Balkans Al Jazeera Balkans (AJB) is an international news television station headquartered in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina aimed at the media markets of the countries that used to be constituent units of SFR Yugoslavia. It is part of the Al Jazeer ...

, the network's Balkans regional news channel **

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English (AJE; , ) is a 24-hour English-language News broadcasting, news channel operating under Al Jazeera Media Network, which is funded by the government of Qatar. Al Jazeera introduced an English-language division in 2006. It is ...

, the English language global news channel **

Al Jazeera Türk Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN; , ) is a private-media conglomerate headquartered in Wadi Al Sail, Doha, funded in part by the government of Qatar. The network's flagship channels include Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English, which pro ...

, the network's defunct Turkish news website **

Al Jazeera Mubasher Al Jazeera Mubasher (AJM; ) is a public affairs television network launched by Al Jazeera Media Network originally on April 15, 2005. As such, it is an Arabic channel based in Doha, Qatar that broadcasts conferences and other events live witho ...

, international Arabic language pan-regional public affairs network *

Aljazeera Publishing Aljazeera Publishing was formed in 1992 in London to produce content for expatriate Persian Gulf (i.e. those from the region known as Aljazeera) residents living in the United Kingdom. The publishing was disbanded in April 2011 after the sale of i ...

, defunct publisher of ''Aljazeera Magazine'' **''

Aljazeera Magazine Al Jazeera English (AJE; , ) is a 24-hour English-language news channel operating under Al Jazeera Media Network, which is funded by the government of Qatar. Al Jazeera introduced an English-language division in 2006. It is the first global En ...

'', a defunct magazine published by Aljazeera Publishing **

Aljazeera.com Al Jazeera English (AJE; , ) is a 24-hour English-language news channel operating under Al Jazeera Media Network, which is funded by the government of Qatar. Al Jazeera introduced an English-language division in 2006. It is the first global En ...

, the former website of ''Aljazeera Magazine'' * ''Al Jazirah'' (newspaper), a Saudi daily newspaper

Sports

Al Jazira Club Al Jazira Club () is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that currently competes in the UAE Pro League. History Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between ''Khalidiyah'' and ''Al Bateen''. The club struggled ...

, a sports team in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates * Al-Jazira FC, a Kuwaiti Football Club. *

Al-Jazeera (Jordan) Al-Jazeera Club () is a Jordanian multisports club based in Amman. Founded in 1947, the team plays at Amman International Stadium. They compete in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football. History In the early 1940s, t ...

, a football club in Jordan *

Al Jazirah Al Hamra Club Al Jazirah Al Hamra Club is a professional football club located in Al Jazirah Al Hamra, United Arab Emirates. They currently play in the UAE First Division League. Current squad ''As of UAE First Division League:'' ...

, a football club in the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...

Al-Jazeera SC (Syria) Al-Jazeera Sports Club () is a Syrian professional football club currently playing in the Syrian Premier League. The club is based in the city of Al-Hasakah, and was founded in 1941. Achievements *Syrian Cup The Syrian Cup () is Syria's premier ...

, a football club in Syria *

Aljazeera Sports Club Aljazeera Zuwara () is a Libyan football club based in Zuwara, Libya. They play their home games at Zuwara Stadium. Current squad ''As of 2008–09 season'' Aljazeera Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN; , ...

, a football club in Libya *

Al Jazeera SC Al Jazeera Sports Club (), is an Egyptian sports club based in Mersa Matruh, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Third Division, the third-highest league in the Egyptian football league sy ...

, a sports club located in Mersa Matruh, Egypt *

Gezira Sporting Club The Gezira Sporting Club (, Arabic transliteration, transliteration:''nādī al-ǧazyrah al-reyādī'') is the largest multi-sport facility in Egypt. It was founded in 1882 and was originally called Khedivial Sporting Club. It is located on th ...

, a sports club located in Cairo, Egypt **

Gezira (basketball club) Gezira Sporting Club () is a basketball club located on the island of Zamalek in Cairo, Egypt that plays in the Egyptian Basketball Super League. The club has won nine league titles, most recently in 2017. Achievements * Egyptian Basketball Super ...

, a basketball club located in Cairo, Egypt

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