Kirkuk

city in Iraq
City city Q173310
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Kirkuk

Summary

Kirkuk is a city[1]. Kirkuk ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kirkuk is in the country of Iraq[3].
  • Kirkuk's instance of is recorded as city[4].
  • Kirkuk's instance of is recorded as big city[5].
  • Kirkuk's Commons category is recorded as Kirkuk[6].
  • Kirkuk's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 35.466666666667, 'longitude': 44.4}[7].
  • Kirkuk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kirkuk[8].
  • Kirkuk's Commons gallery is recorded as Kirkuk[9].
  • Kirkuk has a population of {'amount': '+850787'}[10].
  • Kirkuk has a population of {'amount': '+975000'}[11].
  • Kirkuk's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Kirkuk's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Kirkuk's capital of is recorded as Kirkuk Governorate[14].
  • Kirkuk's capital of is recorded as Shahrizor eyalet[15].
  • Kirkuk's official name is recorded as کەرکووک[16].
  • Kirkuk's official name is recorded as Kerkük[17].
  • Kirkuk's official name is recorded as كركوك[18].
  • Kirkuk's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Kirkuk[19].
  • Kirkuk's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32659981[20].
  • Kirkuk's native label is recorded as كركوك[21].
  • Kirkuk's native label is recorded as Kerkük[22].
  • Kirkuk's native label is recorded as کەرکووک[23].
  • Kirkuk's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Kirkuk[24].
  • Kirkuk sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+350'}[25].

Body

Geography

Kirkuk is in the country of Iraq[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kirkuk sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+350'}[25]. Population counts include {'amount': '+850787'}[10] and {'amount': '+975000'}[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[4] and big city[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kirkuk include Kirkuk international Airport[26], an airport[27], in Iraq[28], founded in 2022[29].

Why It Matters

Kirkuk ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month).[2] Kirkuk has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Kirkuk is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for Kirkuk include Kirkuk international Airport[26], an airport[27], in Iraq[28], founded in 2022[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → kirkuk, kirkuk-iraq
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: kirkuk-iraq, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289945546|kirkuk iraq (#289945546)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  2. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48043|batch #48043]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → kirkuk, kirkuk-iraq
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: kirkuk, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289945545|kirkuk (#289945545)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  4. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Kirkuk
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → —
    Official name → کەرکووک, Kerkük, كركوك
    Capital of → Kirkuk Governorate, Shahrizor eyalet
    + 113 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 508303, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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