Kirkuk Citadel

Kirkuk Citadel
Kirkuk, Iraq
View of the Kirkuk citadel from outside
Kirkuk Citadel is located in Iraq
Kirkuk Citadel
Kirkuk Citadel
Location in Iraq
Coordinates35°28′11″N 44°23′45″E / 35.46972°N 44.39583°E / 35.46972; 44.39583
TypeCitadel
Site information
Controlled byIraq
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionPartially ruined
Site history
Built byNeo-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.

  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.