
Kirkuk - Wikipedia
Kirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Citadel which sits near the Khasa River. It is described by the Kurdish leader and former Iraqi president Jalal Talabani as “the Jerusalem of …
Kirkuk | City, History, & Population | Britannica
Jan 23, 2025 · Kirkūk, city, capital of Kirkūk muḥāfaẓah (governorate), northeastern Iraq. The city is 145 miles (233 km) north of Baghdad, the national capital, with which it is linked by road and …
Kirkuk Governorate - Wikipedia
Kirkuk Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كركوك, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Karkūk; [3] Kurdish: پارێزگای کەرکووک, romanized: Parêzgeha Kerkûkê/Parêzgayi Kerkûk; [4] [5] Turkish: Kerkük Valiliği) or Kirkuk …
Kirkuk: Dispute between Kurds and Iraq – DW – 10/16/2017
Oct 16, 2017 · Kirkuk is an ethnically mixed oil-rich province of Kurds, Sunni and Shiite Arabs, and Turkmen. It has long been at the center of disputes between Baghdad and the autonomous...
Kirkuk Iraqi Kurdistan - The Kurdish Project
Kirkuk has rich Kurdish culture, history and values. Visit the Kurdish Project's interactive map to explore and learn about the city of Kirkuk.
What is driving ethnic tensions in Iraq's Kirkuk? - The New Arab
Sep 13, 2023 · Kirkuk, a multi-ethnic and oil-rich province in northern Iraq, is a historically disputed area between the Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government …
The Challenge in Iraq’s Other Cities: Kirkuk
Jun 30, 2006 · Experts predict that if civil war erupts in Iraq, the spark may come from Kirkuk. Oil-rich and under de facto Kurdish control, the city has emerged as one of Iraq’s most hotly …
Kirkuk: The city that highlights Iraq's war within a war - BBC
Oct 17, 2017 · Iraq's oil-rich province of Kirkuk has been the subject of contending claims by different ethnic groups for almost 60 years. It contains a blend of Kurds, Arabs, Turkmen and …
Kirkuk — Overview - Wikimapia
Kirkuk is a city in northern Iraq and capital of Kirkuk Governorate. The Kirkuk region lies among the Gudrun peak to the north-east, the Zab River and the Tigris River to the west, the Hamrin …
Kirkuk (The Cultural Crossroads of Civilization) - 100HALA
Kirkuk stands as a storied tapestry of history and culture, woven into the fabric of Iraq's northern landscape. Situated amidst the cradle of civilization.