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46 Iraq Investment Map 2019

Main activities
 Crude Oil
 Cement
 Agriculture

Economy at a Glance

 Kirkuk governorate is characterized by being rich in its mineral resources
as well as its natural resources. Oil is the main focus of its economic
activities as it has the largest oil field in Iraq and the daily production of
crude oil is estimated at 650 million barrels per day. In addition, it enjoys
the presence of natural gas and sulfur. It also enjoys the fertility of its
agricultural lands and the presence of many arable lands suitable for
investment, in addition to the presence of irrigated lands that include
reclaimed and non-reclaimed lands and muddy lands that depend on rain.

 The most important irrigation projects

A- Kirkuk Irrigation Project: It irrigates lands within the areas: (Debs, Hawija,
Riyadh, Rashad, Taza, Daquq). It is hoped that the project, upon completion, will
irrigate an area up to the Uthaim area in Salah al-Din Governorate and its area is
estimated at (one million) dunams.
B- Al-Hajjah project: irrigates an area estimated at (150,000) dunams.
• Kirkuk has several main sources of water that the governorate depends on for
agriculture and industry activities. Among these sources are: -

A. The Lower Zab River, from which five small rivers branch in the Zab district
within the Hawija district.
B. Part of the Tigris River in the Zab region, south of Hawija, near the city of Al-
Shak.
C. Khasa River (seasonal), a dam is currently being built to regulate the water
course.
D. Artesian and surface wells.
E. Springs and wells
F. Valleys that feed Al-Uthaim River / Tuz, Zgaitoun, Taza, Gai Daquq

Infrastructures

Province of Kirkuk is characterized by the many main roads which link it to the
neighboring provinces. It is located on the main road linking the capital with the
north.

The strategic location of the province which links the north to the middle has made
the city a crossway for roads and railways linking it to the capital, Baghdad.