Daquq

Dāqūq
Town
Dāqūq is located in Iraq
Dāqūq
Dāqūq
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 35°8′18″N 44°26′55″E / 35.13833°N 44.44861°E / 35.13833; 44.44861
Country Iraq
GovernorateKirkuk Governorate
DistrictDaquq District

Daquq (Arabic: داقوق, romanized: Dāqūq, [1] alternatively Ṭawūq or Ṭa’ūq,[2] Kurdish: داقووق, romanized: Daqûq,[3][4] Turkish: Dakuk or Tavuk[5][6]), also known as Daqouq,[7] is the central town of Daquq District in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq. The town is ethnically diverse, with a Kurdish majority[8] and Arab and Turkmen minority.[9] It is part of the disputed territories of Northern Iraq.[10] The town is a major agricultural area.[11]

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  7. ^ Halawa, Hafsa (16 March 2020). "The Forgotten Iraq". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  8. ^ Sean, Kane (2011). "Iraq's disputed territories" (PDF). p. 28. Finally, Kirkuk's three remaining major urban centers outside of Hawija—namely, Dibis center, Daquq center, and Kirkuk center—generally returned Kurdish majorities, albeit in the 50 percent to 60 percent range in 2010, indicating that they are not only geographically, but also politically, in between the southwest and northeast of the province.
  9. ^ Rasoul, Rasoul Muhammed (2017). "History of Kirkuk from the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century until Becoming Part of the Iraqi Monarchy in 1925" (PDF). University of Erfurt: 5. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ "Two 'senior' ISIS militants killed in Daquq dawn raid: Iraqi counter terrorism forces". Rûdaw. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  11. ^ Sean, Kane (2011). "Iraq's disputed territories" (PDF). p. 30.