WAltun Kupri is a town in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq. Its inhabitants are predominantly Turkmen, with a minority of Arab and Kurds. It is located on the shores of the Little Zab and on the Erbil–Kirkuk road. The town is described as having an 'intrinsic strategic significance' and is disputed.
WAmirli also spelt Amerli, is a town in the Tooz District of Saladin Governorate, Iraq, approximately 100 km from the Iranian border. Its population is Shia Turkmen. It is the centre of a farming region.
WBaghdad is the capital of Iraq and one of the largest cities in the Arab world, and compared to its large population it has a small area at just 673 square kilometers. Located along the Tigris, near the ruins of the Akkadian city of Babylon and the ancient Iranian capital of Ctesiphon, Baghdad was founded in the 8th century and became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. Within a short time, Baghdad evolved into a significant cultural, commercial, and intellectual center of the Muslim world. This, in addition to housing several key academic institutions, including the House of Wisdom, as well as hosting a multiethnic and multireligious environment, garnered the city a worldwide reputation as the "Centre of Learning".
WBashir is a village in Iraq, located south of Kirkuk. It is populated by Shia Turkmens.
WDaquq, also known as Daqouq, is the central town of Daquq District in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq. The town is ethnically diverse, with a Kurdish majority and Arab and Turkmen minority. It is part of the disputed territories of Northern Iraq. The town is a major agricultural area.
WErbil or Hawler, known in ancient history as Arbela, is the capital and most populated city in Kurdistan Region in Iraq. It has about 1.5 Million inhabitants, while Erbil Governorate has a permanent population of 2,932,800 as of 2020.
WJalawla is a town in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. It is located on the Diyala River, 8 km north of Sadiyah. The town is populated by Arabs, Kurds and Turkmens. Before the launch of the Ba'athist Arabization campaigns in North Iraq in the 1960s, the town had a Kurdish majority.
WKhanaqin is the central city of Khanaqin District in Diyala Governorate, Iraq, near the Iranian border on the Alwand tributary of the Diyala River. The town is mostly populated by Kalhori-speaking Kurds. Khanaqin is situated on the main road which Shia pilgrims when visiting holy Islamic cities. The city is moreover rich in oil and the first Iraqi oil refinery and oil pipeline was built nearby in 1927.
WKifri is the central town of Kifri District in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. It has a Kurdish majority and a Turkmen and Arab minority. It is administered by the KRG, but is not officially part of Kurdistan Region and remains a disputed area.
WKirkuk is a city in Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate, located 238 kilometres north of Baghdad. Kirkuk lies in a wide zone with an enormously diverse population and has been multilingual for centuries. There were dramatic demographic changes during Kirkuk's urbanization in the twentieth century, which saw the development of distinct ethnic communities. Iraqi Turkmen, Kurds, Arabs, and Assyrian people lay conflicting claims to this zone, and all have their historical accounts and memories to buttress their claims.
WMiqdadiyah is a city in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. Its population is a mix of Arabs, Turkmens and Kurds. The city is located about 80 km northeast of Baghdad and 30 km northeast of Baquba.
WMosul is a major city in northern Iraq. Located approximately 400 km (250 mi) north of Baghdad, and 170 km (110 mi) southeast of the city of Cizre in Turkey, Mosul stands on the west bank of the Tigris, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank. The metropolitan area has grown to encompass substantial areas on both the "Left Bank" and the "Right Bank", as the two banks are described by the locals compared to the flow direction of Tigris.
WQara Tapa is a town in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. Its population is Shia Turkmen. It is located northwest of Jalula and south of Kifri. Its name is in the Turkmen dialect, meaning 'black hill'.
WSadiyah is a town in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. It is located near the Diyala River 8 km south of Jalawla. The town is populated by Arabs, Kurds and Turkmens. It is disputed and experienced significant Arabization during the Saddam era.
WTal Afar is a city in the Nineveh Governorate of northwestern Iraq, located 63 km west of Mosul, 52 km east of Sinjar and 200 km north west of Kirkuk. Its inhabitants are mostly Turkmen.
WTal Banat is a village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The village is located south of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq.
WTaza Khurmatu or Taza is a town in Iraq, located south of Kirkuk. It is populated predominantly by Shia Turkmen.
WTuz Khurmatu is the central city of Tooz District in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, located 55 miles south of Kirkuk. Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Turkmen, with a minority of Arabs and Kurds.
WYankjah is a town in the Tooz District of Saladin Governorate, Iraq, approximately 100 km (62 mi) from the Iranian border. Its native population of around 25,000 is predominantly Sunni Turkmen.