Place:At-Ta'mim, Iraq

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NameAt-Ta'mim
Alt namesAt Ta'mimsource: Wikipedia
At-Ta'mīmsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
At-Ta'mīm governoratesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Tamimsource: War on Iraq [maps]. CNN (2003)
TypeGovernorate
Coordinates35.0°N 44.583°E
Located inIraq
Contained Places
Deserted settlement
Arrapkha
Inhabited place
Aski Kalak
Kirkuk
Nuzi
Qarah Anjir
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Kirkuk Governorate or Kirkuk Province is a governorate in northern Iraq. The governorate has an area of . In 2017 the estimated population was 1,259,561 people. The provincial capital is the city of Kirkuk. It is divided into four districts.

The province was named Kirkuk Governorate until 1976, when it was named At-Ta'mim Governorate, meaning "nationalization", referring to the national ownership of the regional oil and natural gas reserves. In 2006, the name "Kirkuk Governorate" was restored.

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