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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

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Kirkuk

Also known as

Arrapha
Karkuk
Karkuk
Karkuk
Karkuk
Karkuk

Image illustrating Kirkuk — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Kirkuksee Wikimedia Commons

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contains2016 Kirkuk raid2016 CE
birthplace of · place of death ofAbd as-Sattar Sharif1933 CE
birthplace ofAbdul Rahman Mustafa1951 CE
birthplace ofAla Talabani1964 CE
birthplace ofAziz Sami1895 CE
birthplace ofBayan Salman1961 CE
place of death ofEliya Abuna1862 CE
birthplace ofFadhil al-Azzawi1940 CE
birthplace of · place of death ofHijri Dede1881 CE
birthplace ofJananne Al-Ani1966 CE

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