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Chamchamal (Kurdish: Çemçemall چهمچهماڵ, Arabic جمجمال, ) is a Kurdish city located to the east of Kirkuk and west of Sulaymaniyah in South Kurdistan. The city has an avarage population of 100.000 people. It is a 30 minutes drive from Kirkuk and a 40 minutes drive from Sulaymaniyah. The land is rich and it is famous for its oil and especially gas wells.There are hundreds of historical landmarks near Chamchamal district, in Kirkuk Province, the most prominent one being the White Citadel, threatened by decay, and one of them being the village of Charmo, which is believed to be the oldest village in the world.
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