Kirkuk, The Governor of Kirkuk, Rakan Saeed Al-Jubouri, confirmed the agreement with the Minister of Culture that the rehabilitation of the historic Kirkuk Castle and Al-Qishla be included within the 2023 budget, at an amount of 30 billion dinars, within the budget of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities.
He said that the Kirkuk Administration is working to ensure the speedy rehabilitation of archaeological sites after the opening of Kirkuk International Airport and to attract tourists to the province.
He added that the work of maintaining and rehabilitating antiquities is a work carried out by specialized teams, and that the Kirkuk Administration has supported the Kirkuk Antiquities Department in order to rehabilitate the Kirkuk Citadel and the Qishla building, but it needs great specialized efforts.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency