Kirkuk

[ kir-kook ]

/ kɪrˈkuk /

noun

a city in N Iraq.

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Examples from the Web for kirkuk

“We were part of the unit protecting gas and oil depots outside of Kirkuk,” Rashid says.
Embedding With the Women Who Are Kicking ISIS Ass|Susannah George|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the time, the Kurdish Peshmerga did take up positions in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, where they remain to this day.
Obama’s Iraq Plan Has a Killer Flaw—and Airstrikes Alone May Not Save It|Jacob Siegel|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Locals also know that ISIS needs more fighters in places like Tikrit, Anbar, Diyala and toward Kirkuk.
ISIS’s Newest Recruit Is 10 Years Old|Niqash|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The oil of Kirkuk could make an independent Kurdistan economically viable.
Turkey Gives Up On Unified Iraq|Thomas Seibert|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When KRG forces seized the oil-rich city of Kirkuk last week, there were hardly any protests from Ankara.
Turkey Gives Up On Unified Iraq|Thomas Seibert|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once we had reached the far side we set out to pick our way round Kirkuk to get astride the road leading thence to Altun Kupri.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
This is Kirkuk, a town which contains, in its present name, one of the few memorials of the old Seleucid rulers.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
At length we got round to the road, and started to advance down it to Kirkuk.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
It provides an easy passage practicable in the depth of winter, from Armenia to Kirkuk and Baghdad.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
It was rumored that we would continue to push on and would attack Kirkuk.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt

British Dictionary definitions for kirkuk

Kirkuk

/ (kɜːˈkʊk, ˈkɜːkʊk) /

noun

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

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