What is "arrapha"

Arrapha or Arrapkha ( Akkadian: Arrapḫa, Syriac: ܐܪܦܗܐ, ) was an ancient city in what today is northeastern Iraq, on the site of the modern city of Kirkuk. It began as a city of the Gutian people, became Hurrian, and was an Assyrian city during most of its occupation.

In 1948, Arrapha became the name of the residential area in Kirkuk which was built by the North Oil Company as a settlement for its workers.