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Kirkuk
alternative words: Karkuk, Kerkuk
keywords:
town
related topics:
Kurd
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Ottoman Empire
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Turkmen
related web sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkuk
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http://www.kirkukcenter.com/main.asp
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http://members.lycos.nl/Kerkuk/
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/kirkuk.htm
explanation: Located in the northern Iraq, Kirkuk region had been already inhabited 5000 years ago. During the Assyrian reign, about 3000 years ago, a great citadel was built there. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, British began the oil exploration in Iraq and in 1927, an oil field was discovered in Kirkuk. Producing now 70% of Iraqi oils, Kirkuk has become the centre of a bitter dispute, not only among Arabs and Kurds but also Turkmen who had settled during the Ottoman empire.
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