Kirkuk Citadel

Kirkuk Citadel
Kirkuk Citadel
Kirkuk, Iraq
	View of the Kirkuk citadel from outside
Site information
Type	Citadel
Controlled by	Iraq
Open to; the public	Yes
Condition	Partially ruined
Location
	Kirkuk Citadel Location in Iraq
Coordinates	35°28′11″N 44°23′45″E / 35.46972°N 44.39583°E
Site history
Built by	Neo-Assyrian Empire (first time); Ottoman Empire (current walls)

The Kirkuk Citadel (Arabic: قلعة كركوك;^[1] Kurdish: قەڵای کەرکووک;^[2] Turkish: Kerkük Kalesi^[3]) is in the centre of Kirkuk, Iraq, and is considered to be the oldest part of the city. The citadel stands on an tell 40 meters high located on a plateau across the Khasa River.

^ Mahmoud. "قلعة كركوك" (PDF). CGUAA (in Arabic).
^ "قەڵای کەرکووک" (in Kurdish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Kerkük". TDV Islâm Ansiklopedia (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[1] Mahmoud. "قلعة كركوك" (PDF). CGUAA (in Arabic).

[2] "قەڵای کەرکووک" (in Kurdish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[3] "Kerkük". TDV Islâm Ansiklopedia (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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