No, Kerkuk is not. However, Kerkuk is largly populated by kurds and Historically and geographically it is Kurdish. It will be in the Kurdish Region soon, believe me.
Kirkuk is a city in the north of Iraq that is considered a Kurdish cultural capital and has a Kurdish plurality.
Kirkuk and Mosul are located within the area of the Kurdish population in Iraq. The Kurdish population is a distinct ethnic group with its own language, culture, and aspirations for autonomy within Iraq. The cities are also significant for their historical and strategic importance in the region.
It is in the area of Kurdish .
kurdish
Definitely the Kurdish Population
The arabizaton process took part in mainly Kirkuk and Mosul.
There are several Iraqi-Kurdish Wars, the first one taking place in 1968 and the most recent being in 1991. All of these wars were physically located in Iraqi Kurdistan also called South Kurdistan. The particular cities or towns under attack differed between the various Iraqi-Kurdish Wars.
Kirkuk Air Force Base (AFB) is located in Iraq, near the city of Kirkuk. The specific address is often not publicly detailed for security reasons, but it is generally referred to as Kirkuk Air Base, Kirkuk, Iraq. The base has been significant for military operations in the region and has undergone various changes in control over the years.
By mid-1999, the Kurdish Democratic Party controlled approximately half of the Kurdish region in Northern Iraq.
By mid-1999, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) had control of the Kurdish region in Iraq. The KDP, led by Masoud Barzani, established control over parts of the region following the Kurdish civil war in the mid-1990s. The KDP's dominance in the region continued to shape Kurdish politics in the years to come.
The population of Kirkuk is 850,787.
yes there is current issues in Iraq one of the main issues in Iraq is oil law or hydrocarbon law. If the law passes, the profit sharing would be open to the foreign companies. Yet Iraqi oil industry has highly nationalized in 1970s. Another issue is Status of Kirkuk. there are 3 main groups that could be counted within Iraq which are Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish. As Kirkuk is rich in oil, its sharing among those groups remains as a question. Besides as Kirkuk - Ceyhan oil pipeline passes through there, it has a value as a transition region. Status of Kirkuk is important for both territorial integrity of Iraq and independence movements of the Northern Iraqi Kurds. Other problems are; KRG (Kurdish regional government), US troops withdrawal- status of forces agreement cited that complete withdrawal will be taken place in 2011- and sectarian violence mainly among Sunni and Shiite factions.