Tuz Khurmatu

For other uses, see Tuz (disambiguation).
Not be confused with Taza Khurmatu
Tuz Khurmatu
Arabic: طوزخورماتو
Turkish: Tuzhurmatu
City
Tuz Khurmatu

Tuz Khormato's location in Iraq

Coordinates: 34°53′N 44°38′E / 34.883°N 44.633°E / 34.883; 44.633
Country  Iraq
Province Saladin
District Tooz
Elevation 715 ft (218 m)
Population (2012)
  Total 119,000

Tuz Khurmatu (Arabic: طوزخورماتو, Turkish: Tuzhurmatu also spelled as Tuz Khurma and Tuz Khormato or just Khurmatu) is the central city of Tooz District in Saladin Province, Iraq, located 55 miles south of Kirkuk. The town is multi-ethnic, with a majority of Shia Turkmen and minorities of Sunni Turkmen, Arabs, and Kurds.

Tuz Khormato, along with Altun Kupri, Amerli, Bashir, Bustamli, Mahalabiyah, Qarah Tappah, Sulaiman Bek, Tal Afar, Taza Khurmatu, and Yankjah, make up the largest Turkmen-majority cities in Iraq, while Mosul, Kirkuk, Kifri, Daquq, Muqdadiyah, Jalawla, and Saadiyah have significant Turkmen minority populations.

Etymology

The name of the city is taken from Turkish and Persian, meaning salt (Turkish: tuz) date (Persian: khurma) and tu (Turkish: dağ), which means Mountain with salty dates.

History

An U.S. Army Soldier and a Turkish Air Force member transport an Iraqi child to safety during a multinational humanitarian airlift effort on Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, July 8, 2007. The victim was hurt in an attack in Tuz Khurmato.

The town participated in the 1991 Iraqi uprising before being suppressed by the Ba'athist Iraqi army.[1]

Since the Invasion of Iraq, the city has experienced significant violence. It is contested between the Kurdistan Regional Government,[2] the Baghdad government,[3] and the Popular Mobilization Units, and has been frequently bombed by Al-Qaeda in Iraq and its successor the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation New Dawn

Post-U.S. withdrawal and Iraqi civil war

Notable residents

Ali Kanbar Ozdamer (1919–1999) was a well-known artist from the area.[19]

See also

Tuz Khurmatu Air Base

References

  1. Goldstein, Eric (June 1992). Endless Torment: The 1991 Uprising in Iraq and Its Aftermath. U.S.: Human Rights Watch. p. 58. ISBN 1-56432-069-3.
  2. http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/250720141
  3. "On Iraq's 'Road of Death' - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. "20 dead in Iraq bombings". the Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  5. Car bombs kill nearly 40 people in Baghdad - International Herald Tribune
  6. Microsoft PowerPoint - Eye on Iraq Sep 20, 2005 - English
  7. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070314/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
  8. Iraqi soldier fires on US troops, kills 2
  9. Killing and wounding 12 civilians east of Tikrit (NINA News Agency)
  10. BREAKING NEWS. 25 people killed and wounded in bombings series in Tuz district. (NINA News Agency)
  11. Reuters (2013-01-15). "Bombers kill more than 35 across Iraq". Trust.org. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  12. Margaret Griffis (2013-01-16). "Iraq Slaughter: 55 Killed, 288 Wounded". Antiwar.com. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  13. Marwan Ibrahim (2013-01-23). "Iraq suicide bomb at Shiite mosque kills 42". Google News. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  14. Margaret Griffis (2013-01-23). "At least 51 Killed, 98 Wounded in Iraq Attacks". Antiwar.com. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  15. "Eleven dead as tensions flare in Tuz Khurmatu". Kurdistan24. 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  16. "Absent government, fragile truce holds in Tuz Khurmatu". Iraq Oil Report. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  17. Joel Wing. "MUSINGS ON IRAQ". Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  18. "Suicide bomber kills 6 in flashpoint town". Yahoo! News. 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  19. "Sketch Gallery of Iraqi Artist Ali Kanbar Ozdamer". Flickr - Photo Sharing!. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

Coordinates: 34°52′38″N 44°38′18″E / 34.87722°N 44.63833°E / 34.87722; 44.63833

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