Kirkuk
Sign in to saveKirkuk (; ; ; ) 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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Kirkuk is a major city in northern Iraq that serves as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate and is home to a diverse population of Kurds, Iraqi Turkmens, and Arabs. The city is built on the ruins of an ancient citadel and sits near the Khasa River, making it an important historical and populated center in the region.
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Place details
- Locality
- كركوك - کەرکووك
- Region
- محافظة كركوك
- Country
- العراق
- Population
- 1,031,000
Article
41 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ancient history
- Early Bronze
- Akkadian Period
- Gutian Period
- Ur III Period
- Middle Bronze
- Late Bronze
- Mitanni Period
- Assyrian Period
- Iron Age
- Islamic Conquests of Mesopotamia
- British occupation
- Entry into the Kingdom of Iraq
- Kurdish autonomy and Arabization
- Gulf War
- Iraq War (2003–2011) and return of displaced Kurds
- Violence after U.S. withdrawal
- Kurdish control (2014–2017)
- Kurdification
- Iraqi central government control (2017–present)
- Demographics
- Ethnic groups
- Arabs
- Armenians
- Assyrians
- Jews
- Kurds
- Turkmens
- Economy
- Main sites
- Geography
- Climate
- Notable people
- Sister cities
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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.
It is described by the Kurdish leader and former Iraqi president Jalal Talabani as “the Jerusalem of Kurdistan” even though it is not part of Iraqi Kurdistan region, while it is seen by the Turkmen activist Fatih Salah as the cultural and historical capital of Iraqi Turkmens. The government of Iraq states that Kirkuk represents a small version of Iraq due to its diverse population, and that the city is a model for coexistence in the country.