Kirkuk Citadel

The Kirkuk Citadel is a citadel and associated structures located in the centre 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.

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monument, fort, Iraq, 

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Location: 35.4697, 44.3958, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Arrapha ⓘ
  615 BCE battle

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  1393 Kirkuk and Mosul campaign ⓘ
  

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  Siege of Kirkuk ⓘ
  1635 siege

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  Battle of Kirkuk (1733) ⓘ
  last battle in Nader Shah's Mesopotamian campaign (1733)

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  Battle of Kirkuk ⓘ
  1991 battle of the Iraqi uprisings following the Gulf War

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  Battle of Kirkuk ⓘ
  2014 battle between Iraqi Kurdish forces and ISIL in Iraq

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  Battle of Kirkuk ⓘ
  2015 battle

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  2016 Kirkuk raid ⓘ
  2016 battle between Iraqi Kurdish forces and ISIL in Iraq

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  Battle of Kirkuk ⓘ
  2017 conflicto en la guerra civil iraquí

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  Kirkuk Citadel ⓘ
  castle in Kirkuk, Iraq

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-615 Battle of Arrapha

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1393 1393 Kirkuk and Mosul campaign

1635-08-24T00:00:00Z

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1635 Siege of Kirkuk

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1733 Battle of Kirkuk (1733)

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1991-03-29T00:00:00Z

1991 Battle of Kirkuk

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2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

2014 Battle of Kirkuk

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2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

2015 Battle of Kirkuk

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2016-10-24T00:00:00Z

2016 2016 Kirkuk raid

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2017-10-20T00:00:00Z

2017 Battle of Kirkuk

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قەڵای کەرکووک

Kirkuk citadel

Palm tree rising over the ruins of the Kirkuk Citadel

Entrance to the Kirkuk citadel

Palm tree over the Kirkuk Citadel

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	615	Battle of Arrapha	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1393	1393 Kirkuk and Mosul campaign	Timurid Empire, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1635	Siege of Kirkuk	Ottoman Empire, Safavid Iran, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1733	Battle of Kirkuk (1733)	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1991	Battle of Kirkuk	battle, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Kurdistan Democratic Party, Ba'athist Iraq	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2014	Battle of Kirkuk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2015	Battle of Kirkuk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2016	2016 Kirkuk raid	Kurdistan Workers' Party, battle, Peshmerga, Islamic State, Popular Mobilization Forces, War against the Islamic State	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2017	Battle of Kirkuk	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tentative World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
site	fort	800	Kirkuk Citadel	monument, fort	Wikidata
commons	image		قەڵای کەرکووک		Commons
commons	image		Kirkuk citadel		Commons
commons	image		Palm tree rising over the ruins of the Kirkuk Citadel		Commons
commons	image		Entrance to the Kirkuk citadel		Commons
commons	image		Palm tree over the Kirkuk Citadel		Commons