The Kirkuk Governorate in Northern Iraq has a number of mountains and hills. While there is no universally accepted term for when a hill becomes a mountain although the most accepted term is the one used by the United Kingdom and Ireland, which a mountain is usually defined as any summit at least 2,000 feet (610 m) high.[1] Although the highest peak in Kirkuk has no name, its usually Called Mavi Dağ by the people living near it 35°47′01″N 44°39′32″E / 35.78361°N 44.65889°E sitting at 1,138.3 meters.
Hill | Peak |
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Jabal Chilman | 592 m (prom: 45 m) |
Jabal Bour[2] | 548 m (prom: 7 m) |
Gurda Bakela Peak[3] | 470 m (prom: 34 m) |
Jabal Qashqah[4] | 461 m (prom: 5 m) |
Arbali | 457 m (prom: 5 m) |
Dawah Lan[5] | 405 m (prom: 73 m) |
کەندەڵانە سوور(Lit. Red corruption[6]) | 392 m[7] |
Rahimawah Hill[8] | 382.47m |
Tapa Hill (Lit. Hill Hill)[9] | 370.68m |
Jabal Saibah[10] | 358m |
Qush Tappah(Lit. Bird Hill[11]) | 309.81m |
Dabik tappah[12] | 293.75m |
Chardagli dag | [13]290.67m |
Sari Tappah(Lit. Yellow Hill) | [14]288.37m |
There are 158 named mountains in Kirkuk.
Hill | Peak |
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Mavi Dağ | 1,138.3m |
Unamed peak | 1,006m |
Unamed peak | 906.7m |
Jabal khal khal | 755 m (prom: 26 m) |
Chalawa | 647 m (prom: 85 m)[15] |