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Town in Kirkuk, Iraq From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taza Khurmatu or Taza (Arabic: تازة خورماتو, romanized: Tāzah Ḵūrmātū,[1] Turkish: Tazehurmatu, lit. 'Fresh Dates'[2][3]) is a town in Iraq, located south of Kirkuk.[4] It is populated predominantly by Shia Turkmen.[4][5]
Taza Khurmatu
Iraqi Turkmen: تازة خورماتو Taza | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 35°18′10″N 44°19′43″E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Kirkuk |
District | Daquq |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 40,000 |
Time zone | UTC+3 |
In 1925, the town's population was predominantly Turkmen.[6]
The town experienced Arabization during the Saddam era where Turkmen land was confiscated and given to Arab settlers.[7]
In 2009 it was the site of the 20 June 2009 Taza bombing, where more than 70 people were killed by a suicide bomber.[8] In June 2014, along with the nearby villages of Brawawchli, Karanaz, Chardaghli, and Bashir, it experienced a massacre of at least 40 villagers committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.[9] In March 2016, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fired mortars containing an unidentified chemical agent killing one and injuring 600.[10][11][12]
It is currently controlled by the Turkmen Brigades of the Popular Mobilization Units.[13][14][15]
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