Jebel Zambar is in a transitional folded zone between the alpinotype area to the northeast and the Arabian Shield to the southwest.[2] This area holds the major anticlinal structures between the Tigris and the Al-Tharthar basin.[3] The zone includes Jebel Sinjar, Jebel Sinu, Jebel Sasan, Jebel Zambar, Jebel Sheik Ibrahim and Jebel Adaiya.[4] The Jebels Zambar and Ibrahim are sometimes treated as one structure.[5]