Historical place archive

Kirkuk in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kirkuk in Iran. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels1 people1983–1983

Historical events in Kirkuk

1983

October 1983
Invasion of Iraq
Ruhollah Khomeini · Iran-Iraq War

Iran moves troops into northern Iraq, threatening the Kirkuk pipeline

October 1983
Kirkuk Pipeline
Ruhollah Khomeini · Iran-Iraq War

Iran moves troops into northern Iraq, threatening the Kirkuk pipeline

October 1983
Siege of Kirkuk
Ruhollah Khomeini · Iran-Iraq War

Iran moves troops into northern Iraq, threatening the Kirkuk pipeline

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Iran and Kirkuk. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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