Kirkuk
City in Kirkuk Governorate, IraqKirkuk 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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AI Generated- 2335–2154 BCAncient Arrapkha was a part of Sargon of Akkad's Akkadian Empire.
- c.2150 BCArrapkha was occupied by the Gutian people.
- c.2025 BCArrapkha became a part of the Old Assyrian Empire.
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Arrapha
Archaeological site in Iraq
Qishla of Kirkuk
Ottoman army barracks in Kirkuk, Iraq
Kirkuk International Airport
International airport in Kirkuk, Iraq
K-1 Air Base
Military airbase in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq
Battle of Kirkuk (1991)
Part of the Iraqi uprisings following the Gulf War
Battle of Kirkuk (2016)
Battle between Iraqi Kurdish forces and ISIL in Iraq
Mosque of the Prophet Daniel, Kirkuk
Mosque in Kirkuk, Iraq
Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine
Twelver Shi'ite shrine and cemetery in Kirkuk, Iraq