Daquq / Tawuq

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Daquq is a town in Iraq south of Kirkuk. It is the capital of Daquq District, one of the four Districts of Kirkuk Governorate. It lies just south of Taza. The town is known for its tea and mosque. It is situated on the Daquq river, of which the floodwaters in spring are said to join the Tigris.

The town is multi-ethnic, approximately 45% Kaka'i Kurds, 33.33% Arabs, and 21.67% Turkmen and is an important center for both Kurds of the Kaka'i faith as well as the Iraqi Turkmen community.

The alternative name of the town,Tawuq or Tavuk, is Turkmen and means "chicken". In Kurdish, the town is written as Daqûq / داقووق.

The majority of the Kurds are from the Kaka'i faith. Daquq was initially inhabited by the Assyrians also, but they disappeared from the region after Timur's (Timurid Empire, XXV century) large-scale massacres against them. The town is known for its tea and famous mosque. It is situated on the Daquq river, of which the floodwaters in spring are said to join the Tigris. The first people to reside in Daquq, prior to the Arab invasion of the region during the war between the Sassanian Empire and Muslims during the time of Omar bin khattab, were the Assyrians.