Al Jubour
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (10,641,000) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam; a quarter to one-third in Iraq practice Shia Islam. |
Jubur (Arabic: جبور), also known as Jebour, Jibour, Jubour, Jabur, Jaburi, Jebouri, and Jabara, is the largest Arab tribe in Iraq that scattered throughout central and northern Iraq. Part of the tribe settled in Hawija and Kirkuk in the eighteenth century. Al-Jiburi, along with the 'Azza, Dulaim, Janabi and 'Ubadi federations, are sub-groups of the Zubaydi tribe, which is one of the Yemeni Arab tribal groups of Iraq.
The Jubour were originally Sunni Muslims until the 19th century when some of them started to convert to Shia Islam especially in the mid-Euphrates region of southern Iraq.
In 2014 and 2015 onwards the Jubouri tribe have battled against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and have retaken control of cities and villages in North Iraq. In March 2015, Al Jubouri and the Iraqi Armed Forces were fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the Battle of Tikrit (2015).
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