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Kirkuk

Iraq

Watercolour of Kirkuk, Iraq. Centered around the towering ancient Kirkuk Citadel perched on its 130-foot circular tell above the Khasa River, the Green Dome, and the Prophet Daniel's Shrine, with Kirkuk Citadel and Shrine of Prophet Daniel.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Kirkuk Citadel; Shrine of Prophet Daniel; Gök Kümbet; Ottoman Stone Bridge; Qaisariya Covered Bazaar; Turkmen and Kurdish; Baba Gurgur; lush northern Mesopotamian riverbank flora
Viewpoint
The towering Kirkuk Citadel mound with the Green Dome and minarets, viewed across the Khasa River bed with the historic Stone Bridge, should occupy most of the image while leaving enough open space, soft sky, and exposed watercolor paper to create depth.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the thick date palms and willows lining the Khasa River, courtyard gardens, and orchard trees.
Guarded against
Not Erbil, Mosul, or Baghdad
Population1,031,000Wikidata: 850,787
Coordinates35.47°N, 44.39°E
Elevation350 m
Time zoneAsia/BaghdadUTC+3
Solar noon12:02clock runs 0.0 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Kirkuk and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands — 1,271 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

ErbilIQ87 km
Al Mawşil al JadīdahIQ150 km
MosulIQ150 km
Sadr CityIQ231 km
BaghdadIQ237 km
KarbalaIQ319 km
TabrizIR336 km
DiyarbakırTR460 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Kirkuk inside this atlas.

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