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More than 4,000 years old.

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Kirkuk

Kirkuk is a city in Northwestern Iraq. Its population is ethnically mixed, and it is under the control of the Iraqi government.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

13.8°C4.4
Precipitation: 68.3 mm

Feb

15.7°C5.7
Precipitation: 66.7 mm

Mar

20.1°C9
Precipitation: 57.3 mm

Apr

26.3°C13.8
Precipitation: 44.1 mm

May

33.7°C19.6
Precipitation: 13.4 mm

Jun

39.8°C24.5
Precipitation: 0.1 mm

Jul

43.2°C27.5
Precipitation: 0.2 mm

Aug

42.8°C27.1
Precipitation: 0 mm

Sep

38.7°C23.2
Precipitation: 0.7 mm

Oct

31.4°C18.1
Precipitation: 12.4 mm

Nov

22.6°C11.2
Precipitation: 39.1 mm

Dec

15.8°C6.3
Precipitation: 59 mm
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