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Baba Gurgur (Arabic: بابا كركر, Kurdish: بابە گوڕگوڕ ,Babagurgur [1] [2]) is an oil field and gas flame near the city of Kirkuk, which was the first to be discovered in Northern Iraq in 1927. It was considered the largest oil field in the world until the discovery of the Ghawar field in Saudi Arabia in 1948.
The ancient name of Kirkuk was the Hurrian Arrapha [11] [12] During the Parthian era, a Korkura/Corcura (Ancient Greek: Κόρκυρα) is mentioned by Ptolemy, which is believed to refer either to Kirkuk or to the site of Baba Gurgur 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) from the city. [13]
Kirkuk Field is an oilfield in Kirkuk, Iraq.It was discovered by the Turkish Petroleum Company at Baba Gurgur in 1927. The oilfield was brought into production by the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) in 1934 when the 12-inch pipelines from Kirkuk (British-ruled Mandatory Iraq) to Haifa (Mandatory Palestine) and Tripoli (French-ruled Greater Lebanon) were completed.
An eternal flame near Kirkuk, Iraq, known to the locals as Baba Gurgur, is said to have been burning for thousands of years. An eternal flame is found at the Yanar Dag mud volcano in Azerbaijan. In the Central Javanese village of Manggarmas in Indonesia , the Mrapen is a famous natural gas-fueled eternal flame originally ignited sometime before ...
English: Eternal Fire of Baba Gurgur, Kirkuk, Iraq. Français : Le Feu éternel de Baba Gurgur, près de Kirkouk, Irak. Date: 10 November 2006 (original upload date)
Iraqi air defenses shot down a Turkish drone Thursday morning over the northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi military officials said. Brig. Gen. Abdul Salam, deputy commander of air defense, told ...
Geologist J. M. Muir located the well at Baba Gurgur, just north of Kirkuk. Drilling commenced, and on October 14, 1927, oil was struck at a depth of 1,521 feet. [24] The initial uncontrolled gushing spilled many tons of oil, but the oil field was soon brought under control and proved to be extensive. [25] [26]
Kirkuk district: an oil gusher spouting with a stream of oil in foreground. In 1925, TPC obtained a 75-year concession to explore for oil in exchange for a promise that the Iraqi government would receive a royalty for every ton of oil extracted. A well at Baba Gurgur was located by geologist J.M. Muir just north of Kirkuk. Drilling started, and ...