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Baba Gurgur

1927 · 20th century

Baba Gurgur is an oil field near Kirkuk in northern Iraq. On 14 October 1927 the Turkish Petroleum Company, later the Iraq Petroleum Company, struck oil there in a huge gusher, the discovery that made Iraq a major oil producer. The site is also known for its 'eternal fire', natural gas burning from the ground since ancient times.

Baba Gurgur
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Mandatory Iraq

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Baba Gurgur. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/baba-gurgur
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