By Joseph Krauss KIRKUK, May 08, 2009 (AFP) - When Ayad Tariq paces the dusty ruins of the ancient citadel towering over the disputed city of Kirkuk he sees a dazzling new tourist attraction just ...

Formed in 2003, the short existence of the University of Kirkuk has inevitably been defined by the recent changes in Iraqi history. Kirkuk, at the foot of the Zokra Mountains around 150 miles north of ...

bp is set to return to Kirkuk’s oil sector in February 2025. This deal could strengthen both bp’s position in Iraq and Prime Minister Al-Sudani’s political standing.

Museums in Iraqi Kurdistan are reported to be collecting Yazidi artefacts, notably the Slemani Museum in Sulaymaniyah, as well as the Ethnographic Museum at the Erbil Citadel, according to ...

He would spend hours reading in his favorite spot at the house, under his oil paintings depicting the citadel of his birthplace Kirkuk, which he painted in his early teens (in 1947!).

Kirkuk, Iraq Established: 2,200 B.C. Modern Kirkuk, a contested area among Kurds, Turkmen, and Arabs, was once the Akkadian and Assyrian city of Arrapha. Its walled citadel still dominates the skyline ...

8. Athens, Greece > In existence since: 5,000 B.C. An ancient citadel — known as the Acropolis — that rises up from a rocky outcrop in the city of Athens was first inhabited by Neolithic peoples.

The US State Department has urged Iraqi and Kurdish authorities to seek resolution through dialogue and uphold Iraq's constitution in the face of escalating tensions in Kirkuk, resulting in multiple ...

Kirkuk Citadel Set to be RenovatedERBIL — The historic Kirkuk Citadel in Iraq is set to be restored, as Iraq's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities has received several studies for this ...

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The Assyrian Citadel in Kirkuk, Iraq stands on an artificial mound 130 feet high. ( Goran Sabah Ghafour/K24) Once a site of synagogues, churches, and now a grand mosque, Kirkuk Citadel is the city's ...

Kirkuk Citadel's Bughda Khanim Shrine, also known as Gok Kumbet. (Photo: Goran Sabah Ghafour/K24) "This citadel needs attention, needs service, and the government should make it stand out not only in ...