Kirkuk uses Asia/Baghdad — UTC+03:00 (+03) in standard time. It is located in Kirkuk, Iraq. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Kirkuk's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Kirkuk uses UTC+03:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+03:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Kirkuk is Asia/Baghdad. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Baghdad, Mosul, Erbil, Basra, Karbala
Currency: Iraqi Dinar (IQD). Calling code: +964. Languages: Arabic, Kurdish.
Kirkuk (Arabic: كركوك, romanized: Kirkūk; Kurdish: کەرکووک, romanized: Kerkûk; Syriac: ܟܪܟܘܟ, romanized: Kerkouk; Turkish: Kerkük) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate. The city is home to a diverse population of Kurds, Iraqi Turkmens and Arabs, as well as smaller numbers of Assyrians.
Kirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Citadel which sits near the Khasa River.
Due to its diverse population, shaped by various forms of demographic engineering such as Arabization, the status of Kirkuk is highly contested and has led to recurring disputes.
Jalal Talabani described Kirkuk as "the Jerusalem of Kurdistan," emphasizing its central symbolic and political importance to Kurds, while the government of Iraq has instead portrayed the city as a "small version of Iraq," presenting it as a model for coexistence among the country’s diverse communities. Turkmen, meanwhile, regard Kirkuk as a historic city of theirs.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Kirkuk. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
1,031,000 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Kirkuk, Iraq.
Asia/Baghdad · UTC+03:00 (+03).
No daylight saving time.
Iraqi Dinar (IQD) · +964.
Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Tikrit
Kirkuk International Airport (KIK) about 3.9 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 28.7°C and lows 17.5°C. Warmest month: August (average high 43.6°C); coolest month: December (average low 5.8°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
The discovery of vast quantities of oil in the region after World War I provided the impetus for the annexation of the former Ottoman Vilayet of Mosul (of which the Kirkuk region was a part), to the Iraqi Kingdom, established in 1921. Since then and particularly from 1963 onwards, there have been continuous attempts to transform the ethnic make-up of the region. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Kirkuk · IANA zone: Asia/Baghdad · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Kirkuk and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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