OSM location of قلعة كركوك - قەڵای کەرکووک (Kirkuk Citadel)
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The Kirkuk Citadel is located in the center of the city of Kirkuk, Iraq, and is generally considered to be the most ancient part of the settlement. Chronology is debated by scholars with some asserting Gutian origins and others pointing to the Assyrian king Ashur Nasirpal II ca. 850. King Seleucus I Nicator reinforced the citadel with ramparts, towers, and a city plan. Significant Christian, Moslem, and Ottoman modifications are evident, as well as 20th-century interventions carried out by Saddam Hussein.