Kirkuk
A citadel mound settled for five thousand years, with an oil field beside it that has been burning gas since 1927. Contested for as long as anyone has kept records.
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Baba Gurgur is an oil field and gas flame near the city of Kirkuk, which was the first to be discovered in northern Iraq in 1927. It was considered the largest oil field in the world until the discovery of the Ghawar field in Saudi Arabia in 1948. Baba Gurgur is 16 kilometres north-west of Arrapha and is famous for its Eternal Fire at the middle of its oil fields.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 11 Aug 2026
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The Blue Dome is a mausoleum located in Kirkuk, Iraq. Built in the second half of the 14th century during the Jalayirid rule, it is part of the historic Kirkuk Citadel complex.
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Hussein Kerkuk · CC BY-SA 3.0
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.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Enasiqph · CC BY-SA 4.0
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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Enasiqph · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Mosque of the Prophet Daniel is a mosque located in the Kirkuk Citadel of Kirkuk, Iraq. It is named after the biblical Daniel, whom locals believe is buried in the mosque along with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Much like the Great Mosque in the same place, this mosque is a heritage site of the Kirkuk Governorate due to being located within the central citadel of the city.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Enasiqph · CC BY-SA 4.0
Baba Gurgur is an oil field and gas flame near the city of Kirkuk, which was the first to be discovered in northern Iraq in 1927. It was considered the largest oil field in the world until the discovery of the Ghawar field in Saudi Arabia in 1948. Baba Gurgur is 16 kilometres north-west of Arrapha and is famous for its Eternal Fire at the middle of its oil fields.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 11 Aug 2026
Chad.r.hill at English Wikipedia · Public domain
The Blue Dome is a mausoleum located in Kirkuk, Iraq. Built in the second half of the 14th century during the Jalayirid rule, it is part of the historic Kirkuk Citadel complex.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Jul 2026
Hussein Kerkuk · CC BY-SA 3.0
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.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Enasiqph · CC BY-SA 4.0
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.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Enasiqph · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Mosque of the Prophet Daniel is a mosque located in the Kirkuk Citadel of Kirkuk, Iraq. It is named after the biblical Daniel, whom locals believe is buried in the mosque along with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Much like the Great Mosque in the same place, this mosque is a heritage site of the Kirkuk Governorate due to being located within the central citadel of the city.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Enasiqph · CC BY-SA 4.0