Kirkuk Province

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/kirkuk-province

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1. Where is Kirkuk Province?Northern Iraq
2. How many people live in Kirkuk Province?Approximately 1.6 million people
3. How big is Kirkuk Province?9,679 square kilometers (3,737 square miles)
4. What is the capital of Kirkuk Province?Kirkuk City
5. What language do people speak in Kirkuk Province?Arabic, Kurdish, and Turkmen are the primary languages spoken
6. When was Kirkuk Province built?Evidence of settlement dates back to the 3rd millennium BCE (Arrapha)

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