Kirkuk
settlement
city in Iraq
Location: 35.4667, 44.4000 · Pleiades 893941
Who is recorded here
- Abdisho I birth · AD 1000
In art
About the place
Kirkuk is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate. The city is home to a diverse population of Kurds, Iraqi Turkmens and Arabs. Kirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Citadel which sits near the Khasa River.
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