Dakuk (Tauk) [1] ( Arabic: داقوق ) is a city in northern Iraq located in the territory of Kirkuk governorate. The administrative center of the eponymous district.
| City | |
| Dakuk (Tauk) | |
|---|---|
| Arab. داقوق | |
| A country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Kirkuk |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 225 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 13 626 people ( 2012 ) |
| Nationalities | Turkoman |
| Denominations | Shiites |
Geographical position
The city is located in the southeastern part of the governorate, in the valley of the Tauk River ( Tigris Basin), at an altitude of 225 meters above sea level [2] .
Dakuk is located at a distance of approximately 28 kilometers south of Kirkuk , the provincial capital, and at a distance of 192 kilometers north of Baghdad , the country's capital.
Population
As of 2012, the city population was 13,626 people [3] [4] . Turks predominate in the national composition, Shiite Muslims in the confessional.
Notes
- ↑ Iraq. Reference map (scale 1: 1,500,000). GUGK, 1980.
- ↑ Physical and geographical data (English)
- ↑ World Gazetteer
- ↑ estimated