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Province of Kirkuk

Historical Background

Kirkuk is an ancient city. It is 250 km
north of Baghdad. It was built, firstly, as
a castle on a circular four cornered hill.
It includes the areas among Zagros
Mountain, the rivers of minor Zab and
Tigris, and Himreen Mountain series.
History of Kirkuk City goes back to
1.600 years B. C.

Kirkuk is famous for the shrines,
mosques and the ruins of some buildings
and antiques it has which can be traced
back to the beginnings of the third
millennium B. C., i. e. the early beginnings of the historical eras, in addition to its
geographical and commercial location.

Location

Province of Kirkuk is situated at an important geographical area within the part which
links north Iraq to its middle. It is surrounded by the Provinces of Sulaimaiyah, Irbil,
Nineveh, Saladin, and Diyala.

Area

The area of the Province of Kirkuk is 9.679 km², 2.2% of the total area of Iraq.

Population

Inhabitants of the Province are (1.629.625).

Main cities:

- Kirkuk District (Bayji, Alton Kopry, Multaqa, Taza Khormato, Shwan,
Laylan, Qart Hanjeer)
- Hawijah District (Abasi, Riyadh, Al Zab)
- Daquq District (Al Rashad)
- Dibs District (Serkaran)