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Tuz Khurmatu
City in Saladin, Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Taza Khurmatu.
Tuz Khurmatu (Arabic: طوزخورماتو, Turkish: Tuzhurmatu,[1][2] Kurdish: دووز خورماتوو, romanized: Dûz Xurmatû,[3][4] also spelled as Tuz Khurma and Tuz Khormato) is the central city of Tooz District in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, located 55 miles (89 km) south of Kirkuk. Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Turkmen, with a minority of Arabs and Kurds.[5][6][7]