Back قلعة كركوك Arabic Kərkük qalası Azerbaijani کرکوک قالاسی AZB قەڵای کەرکووک CKB Citadela v Kirkúku Czech Ciudadela de Kirkuk Spanish ارگ کرکوک Persian Citadelle de Kirkouk French מצודת כירכוכ HE Cittadella di Kirkuk Italian
| Kirkuk Citadel | |
|---|---|
| Kirkuk, Iraq | |
 View of the Kirkuk citadel from outside | |
  Kirkuk Citadel Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates | 35°28′11″N 44°23′45″E / 35.46972°N 44.39583°E |
| Type | Citadel |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Iraq |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Partially ruined |
| Site history | |
| Built by | Neo-Assyrian Empire (first time) Ottoman Empire (current walls) |
The Kirkuk Citadel (Arabic: قلعة كركوك,[1] Kurdish: قەڵای کەرکووک,[2] Turkish: Kerkük Kalesi[3]) is in the centre of Kirkuk, Iraq, and is considered to be the oldest part of the city. The citadel stands on an tell 40 meters high located on a plateau across the Khasa River.
- ^ Mahmoud. "قلعة كركوك" (PDF). CGUAA (in Arabic).
- ^ "قەڵای کەرکووک" (in Kurdish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Kerkük". TDV Islâm Ansiklopedia (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 December 2020.