Kirkuk

Kirkuk, a large city in northern Iraq and capital of its governorate, sits above the ancient Kirkuk Citadel near the Khasa River and holds a walkable centre with a dense café and restaurant scene. Long one of Iraq's most significant oil cities, it has been described both as "the Jerusalem of Kurdistan" and as a "little version of Iraq," reflecting its mixed Kurdish, Turkmen, and Arab population and its unresolved status as a disputed territory under the 2005 Iraqi Constitution.

• Population1,031,000
• Nearest water from center 4.7 km2.9 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 6.4 km4.0 mi