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Fatha, Iraq

Coordinates: 33°58′N 43°11′E / 33.967°N 43.183°E / 33.967; 43.183
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Lake Tharthar
Lake Tharthar is located in Iraq
Lake Tharthar
Lake Tharthar
Location of Tharthar lake
LocationAl Anbar Province
Coordinates33°58′N 43°11′E / 33.967°N 43.183°E / 33.967; 43.183
Surface elevation3 metres (9.8 ft)

Fatha is an area of Iraq between Kirkuk and Baiji.[1]

The Fatha formation is a geological features of Iraq. They appeared in the Middle Miocene. Lake Tharthar developed from the Tharthar depression mainly by karstification, due to dissolving of gypsum rocks of the Fatha formation.[2] The rocks of the Miocene Fars (Fatha) Formation were used to construct the Mosul Dam. It leaked.

In 2013 the area experienced a terrorist incident when bombs attacked a section of a pipeline from Kirkuk to Ceyhan in Turkey.[3]


References

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  1. ^ "Bomb attacks halt Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline - Iraq officials". Reuters. 2013-08-21. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  2. ^ "GENESIS AND AGE ESTIMATION OF THE THARTHAR DEPRESSION, CENTRAL WEST IRAQ".
  3. ^ "Bomb attacks halt Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline - Iraq officials". Reuters. 2013-08-21. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 2013-08-21.