Qishla of Kirkuk (Kirkuk)
Iraq /
at-Tamim /
Kirkuk
World
/ Iraq
/ at-Tamim
/ Kirkuk
, 2 km from center (كركيك)
World / Iraq / At-Ta'mim
museum, place with historical importance
The Qishla of Kirkuk is a historical building in Kirkuk, Iraq.
According to the Ottoman Calendars, the Qishla was built in 1863 to be the headquarters of the Ottoman army in Kirkuk. The building is located in the city centre, occupying about 6 acres (24,000 m2). The word Qishla is a Turkish word means the place where the army stay at the winter.
According to The Union of the Turkmen Artists, The Institution of Cultural heritage in Kirkuk is planning to repair the south part of the Qishla to make it a cultural centre and a museum.
On the 8th of February 2016, 12 meters of the Qishla collapsed.
According to the Ottoman Calendars, the Qishla was built in 1863 to be the headquarters of the Ottoman army in Kirkuk. The building is located in the city centre, occupying about 6 acres (24,000 m2). The word Qishla is a Turkish word means the place where the army stay at the winter.
According to The Union of the Turkmen Artists, The Institution of Cultural heritage in Kirkuk is planning to repair the south part of the Qishla to make it a cultural centre and a museum.
On the 8th of February 2016, 12 meters of the Qishla collapsed.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qishla_of_Kirkuk
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 35°28'17"N 44°23'19"E
- Ancient city of Qalatga Darband 99 km
- Erbil / Hewlêr 99 km
- Jazhnikan village, refugee Camp 1988 104 km
- Nimrud 120 km
- al-Mutawakkiliyya (Old Samarra) 134 km
- Nineveh 151 km
- Old city of Mosul 151 km
- Ancient city of Hatra 153 km
- Ancient city of Dur Sharrukin (Khorsabad) 157 km
- Mosul 162 km
- Al-Jumhuriya 0.3 km
- Tapa 1.4 km
- Musalla 1.7 km
- Iskan 2.1 km
- Arrapha 2.7 km
- Shorijah 3 km
- Khasa Riverbank 3.4 km
- Kirkuk District 6.1 km
- Kirkuk Province 30 km
- Qani Domlan Ridge 40 km