Which Iraqi city, in the north, is well known for an oil field of the same name?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Kirkuk
- Step 1: Iraq's oil fields lie in the north and the south.
- Step 2: Kirkuk's oil field was one of the first major discoveries.
Answer
Kirkuk
Why not the others: Karbala and Najaf are religious centres; Amara is a marsh city.
Practise more Geography of Iraq and the World.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed Iraqi Sixth Preparatory (Baccalaureate) - Literary Branch mock tests.
More Geography of Iraq and the World questions
- Which two rivers give Iraq the Greek-derived name Mesopotamia, meaning 'between the rivers'?
- At al-Qurna the Tigris and the Euphrates join to form which waterway?
- What is the capital of Iraq, located on the banks of the Tigris?
- Which of these countries does NOT share a land border with Iraq?
- Which Iraqi city is the country's main seaport, near the head of the Persian Gulf?
- Which of these is a tributary of the Tigris in Iraq?