Kirkuk

Kir·kuk

 (kîr-ko͞ok′)

A city of northeast Iraq southeast of Mosul. Built on the site of a settlement dating to 3000 bc, it is an agricultural market in an oil-producing region.

Kirkuk

(kɜːˈkʊk; ˈkɜːkʊk)

n

(Placename) a city in NE Iraq: centre of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean. Pop: 548 000 (2005 est)

Kir•kuk

(kɪrˈkuk)

n.

a city in N Iraq. 207,852.

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Kirkuk - a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq - a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq