Kirkuk Citadel | |
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Kirkuk, Iraq | |
![]() View of the Kirkuk citadel from outside | |
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.