This city is known as the first (Arafat), a well-known name and is even now a name to one of the areas inhabited by the majority of the Assyrian, then it turned its name to Kirkuk (Karkh house Slokh d) the Assyrian, too, which is today known by this name.
Kirkuk appeared in ancient history as one of the Assyrian cities. Since then and until today he did not mention the date they are free of indigenous and her children, but like other cities of the Assyrian was a platform for the eyes. The intent of many of the tribes during the Empire request to live the most sophisticated and well exposed to a lot of foreign invasions, especially after the collapse of the political entity of the Assyrian empire. The history of this city has recorded also the greatness of philanthropy presented by the Assyrians during the empire was at its height, which make it the focus of attention and the confluence of a lot of ethnic nationalities made and settled in the boundaries and took and gave to them.
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