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KINANAH—
A oivision of the Bani Lam tribe {q. v.).
KINANAH—
A section of the Bani Rabl'ah tribe (q. v.) of 'Iraq.
KINANAH (At)—
One of the rural tribes of 'Iraq (g. v.).
KINANAH (J az I rat)—
See Shatt-al-Gharaf.
KINDI—
The singular form of Kunud (q. v.), a Ghafiri tribe of 'Oman.
KIR—
A hillock and halting x)lace without water on the route between 'Anaizah and Mecca
and situated about 50 miles or so from the former town in the direction of south -west
by south.
KIRAIMAT—
The name of a locality on the right bank of the Tigris (q. v.) immediately below 'Ali-
al-Gharbi.
KIRKUK.—
A town in 'Iraq, situated on the main route between Baghdad and Mosul at a distance
of 187J miles northward of the former city. It is said to contain 4,000 houses, giving
a population of 20,000 souls. A stone bridge of 15 arches spans the mountain torrent
called Hasa Su, or Kirkuk Chai from Kirkuk to Qaryat Mahallah. There are post and
Telegraph offices
General description.—The town lies on the bank of the Hasa Su, with the suburb of
Qaryat Mahallah opposite it at the west end of the bridge. In this suburb are the
sarai, military barracks, military hospital, post and telegraph office, a school, and the
residences of many officials. On the west, north, and north-east the low hills stand
close round the town, hiding it from view in these directions until one is near it.
At the northern end the citadel stands on a large flat-topped mound, 130 feet in
height, with the quarter near the Mosque of 'Ali at its base. The Chaldean commu-
mty has a new cathedral built by the French Roman Catholic mission. The town
contains two arched bazaars and several Khans, as well as public baths which are report
ed to be very bad. Owing to the sheltered position of the town, the climate is excessive
ly hot and not very healthy in summer.
Supplies and Commerce.—The town is said to contain apparently about 500 shops,
but the local authorities claim that there are upwards of 1,800. Wheat, barley, a little
nee, beans, melons, cucumbers, and a few grapes are grown in the country round Kirkuk.
There are several flour-mills on the bank of the river. The inhabitants were reported
in 1903 to own 30,000 sheep in the pastures near the town ; but the livestock of the
district may have been dln ; ini ^ed owing to the constant raids of the Hamawand
between the years 190b and 1909. Water can be obtained after rain or the melting of
the snow from the Hasa Su but there is generally little or no water in the river bed,
and most of the rather scanty supply comes from wells. There are oil springs at Baba
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Some cotton is grown in this region, and the ehief exports of the place arc oil, wool,
gall-nuts, wheat, barley, fruit, gum, and a little wine. The chief ooeuuation s that
of drapers and mercers and the chief importe are cotton goods, Kirkuk being a dtatri
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