Tuz Khurmatu

Tuz Khurmatu (Arabic: طوزخورماتو, Turkish: Tuzhurmatu,[1][2] Kurdish: دووز خورماتوو, romanized: Dûz Xurmatû,[3][4] also spelled as Tuz Khurma and Tuz Khormato) is the central city of Tooz District in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, located 55 miles (89 km) south of Kirkuk. Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Turkmen, with a minority of Arabs and Kurds.[5][6][7] The name of the city is in the Turkmen dialect, meaning salt and dates.[8] Naphtha, oil and asphalt was found in the town in the 18th century.[9]