Thus, it shares its etymology with numerous other places, such as Alzira in Valencia, Algeciras in Andalusia, Lezíria in Portugal, Cizre in Turkey, Gżira in Malta, the Nile island of Gezira in Egypt, and the state of Gezira in Sudan.
ðˈʌs, ɪt ʃˈɛɹz ɪts ˌɛɾɪmˈɑːlədʒi wɪð nˈuːmɚɹəs ˈʌðɚ plˈeɪsᵻz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɐlzˈiəɹə ɪn vɐlˈɛnʃiə, ˌældʒɪsˈiəɹəz ɪn ˌændɐlˈuːʒə, lɛzˈɪɹiə ɪn pˈoːɹtʃəɡəl, sˈɪzɚɹ ɪn tˈɜːki, dʒˈiːzˈiəɹə ɪn mˈɔltə, ðə nˈaɪl ˈaɪlənd ʌv dʒɛzˈiəɹə ɪn ˈiːdʒɪpt, ænd ðə stˈeɪt ʌv dʒɛzˈiəɹə ɪn suːdˈæn.