History & heritageKirkuk, Iraq
Kirkuk Citadel
Castle in Kirkuk, Iraq.
About
The Kirkuk Citadel is a citadel and associated structures located in the center of Kirkuk, Iraq, and is considered to be the oldest part of the city. The citadel stands on a 40-metre-high (130 ft) tell, located on a plateau across the Khasa River. Although most of the citadel was demolished, parts of it, including mosques, tombs, and houses, still remain intact.
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Open map: Kirkuk Citadel and 2 nearby attractions35.46972, 44.39583 · Kirkuk
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- Nuzi: No machine-readable author provided. Zunkir assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Jarmo: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
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