Three main types of forest can be broadly identified in Iraq: the pine forests; the extensive oak forests; and the riverain forests. 1. The Pine Forests These forests are exclusively situated in a limited area in the north of Iraq, extending from Zawita (36°55'N 43°15'E), covering a mountainous tract of land, and ending at

Aug 20, 2023 · Climate change and the loss of trees and forests in the Kurdistan Region and forests in central and southern Iraq, which make up an important part of this territory, are already having an impact and nearly seven million Iraqis are suffering from the consequences.

Aug 25, 2022 · Kirkuk Governorate announced the details of a plan to rehabilitate forests and increase and sustain green spaces, while stressing the importance of spreading the culture of afforestation and planting flowers throughout the governorate.

Kirkuk (Arabic: كركوك; [3] Kurdish: کەرکووک, romanized: Kerkûk; [4] Syriac: ܟܪܟܘܟ, romanized: Kerkouk; [5] Turkish: Kerkük [6]) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate.The city is home to a diverse population of Kurds, Iraqi Turkmens and Arabs. [7] Kirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Citadel which sits near the Khasa River.

The northeastern highlands begin just south of a line drawn from Mosul to Kirkuk and extend to the borders with Turkey and Iran. High ground, separated by broad, undulating steppes, gives way to mountains ranging from 1,000 to 3,611 meters (3,281 to 11,847 ft) near the Iranian and Turkish borders.

Aug 21, 2024 · Elsewhere in Kurdistan, forests have been the collateral damage of fighting between the Turkish army and militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party. known by its Kurdish initialism PKK. This summer, Kurdish media and organisations said Ankara’s bombardment of the PKK triggered several forest fires.

Dec 26, 2020 · This research was conducted to observe the effect of different types of forest plant cover on soil quality through their effects on the soil physical and chemical characteristics in Dibis...

Type: Forest; Location: Kirkuk, Iraq, Middle East, Asia; View on Open­Street­Map

Feb 4, 2025 · Under the terms of the contract, BP would boost crude production capacity from the four oilfields in Kirkuk by 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) to raise total capacity to at least 450,000 bpd in 2-3 ...

Oct 1, 2010 · The Kirkuk Embayment includes the surface structures of the Simply Folded Zone in northern Iraq and is commonly included as a subdivision of the Zagros Or ogenic Belt (Beydoun et al., 1992 ...