[
US
/ˌkɪɹˈkʊk/
]
NOUN
- a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean
How To Use Kirkuk In A Sentence
- We sped through the desert past miles of abandoned Iraqi military positions and deserting Iraqi soldiers on our way to Kirkuk.
- They set an ambush for us in Kirkuk recently. The Sun
- But many of them take the money and move to another neighborhood in Kirkuk and bribe the local mayor to let them stay there illegally. In Iraq, Counting Heads Is A Political Headache
- Royal Dutch Shell initially bid for the Kirkuk field but rejected Iraq's demand for better terms.
- The election commission yesterday said it was investigating a fivefold increase in the number of new voters in Kirkuk, an oil-rich northern city that the Kurds wish to incorporate into their self-ruled region.
- Yesterday an explosion ripped open an oil pipeline north west of Kirkuk.
- KIRKUK, Iraq -- I'm in the provincial headquarters building in downtown Kirkuk -- the oil-rich district of northern Iraq that is the most disputed corner of this country. Home
- For some it's a blessing, but here in Kirkuk, it's a curse. In Iraq, Counting Heads Is A Political Headache
- A suicide bomber's target has survived in Kirkuk.
- They set an ambush for us in Kirkuk recently. The Sun
