Kirkuk - Wikipedia
WEBKirkuk (Arabic: كركوك; Kurdish: کەرکووک, romanized: Kerkûk; Syriac: ܟܪܟܘܟ, romanized: Kerkouk; Turkish: Kerkük) is a city in Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate, located 238 kilometres (148 miles) north of Baghdad. The city is home to a diverse population of Kurds, Iraqi Turkmens and Arabs.
Kirkuk | City, History, & Population | Britannica
WEBKirkūk is located near the foot of the Zagros Mountains in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The oldest part of the town is clustered around a citadel built on an ancient tell, or mound. During the period of Assyrian prominence (9th–10th century bce) …
Kirkuk Governorate - Wikipedia
WEBKirkuk Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كركوك, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Karkūk; Kurdish: پارێزگای کەرکووک, romanized: Parêzgeha Kerkûkê/Parêzgayi Kerkûk; Turkish: Kerkük ili) or Kirkuk Province is a governorate in northern Iraq. The governorate has an area of 9,679 square kilometres (3,737 sq mi).
A war over the city: Exploring Kirkuk’s multi-layered conflict
WEBSep 10, 2023 · The recent crisis in Kirkuk, an oil-rich city located in northern Iraq, has once again highlighted the intricate historical ethnic and political factors behind the ongoing conflict. Kirkuk has historically been contested between the federal government in Baghdad and authorities in the autonomous Kurdistan region of the north.
Kirkuk: Dispute between Kurds and Iraq – DW – 10/16/2017
WEBOct 16, 2017 · After a controversial independence referendum, Iraq and the Kurds are in a power struggle over the oil-rich province of Kirkuk. DW explains what is driving the conflict – and where it could be ...
Kirkuk – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBKirkuk ( Kurdish: کەرکووک, Arabic: كركوك, Turkish: Kerkük) is a city in Northwestern Iraq, also known as Kurdistan. However, its population is ethnically mixed, and it is under the control of the Iraqi government. Get in. By plane edit.
Explainer: Why Iraq's Kirkuk has reached brink of conflict
WEBSeptember 13, 2023. Plagued by the oil curse and long disputed between its ethnic communities, the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk is once again teetering on the edge of civil war, with local elections just three months away.
Kirkuk: The city that highlights Iraq's war within a war - BBC
WEBOct 17, 2017 · Over the last week, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have redeployed into the capital and oilfields of Iraq's Kirkuk province for the first time since the invasion by so-called Islamic State in 2014.
The Challenge in Iraq’s Other Cities: Kirkuk - Council on Foreign ...
WEBJun 30, 2006 · Iraq. This publication is now archived. Introduction. Kirkuk, an ethnically mixed city of Kurds, Arabs, and Turkmen, among them Muslims and Christians, is in the throes of a struggle over its...
The Future of Kirkuk: The Referendum and Its Potential Impact …
WEBMar 3, 2008 · Kirkuk is the most hotly-contested of Iraq’s disputed territories, because of both its tortured history and what it represents in the “new” Iraq. Much of the current discussion around...
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