Abstract
The study examined the functional efficiency of the uses of the religious land in the city of Kirkuk, where the religious function showed how important it is to the population and its connection to the spatial orientation in the appointment of religious places. The research found clear deficiencies and imbalances in the spatial distribution of the religious function, Religious institutions were constructed without the acceptance of design and absorption criteria by donors, as well as the lack of many other religious institutions that are supposed to exist, which led to the accumulation of population and the emergence of problems resulting from their performance, which reflected the dissatisfaction of the population, Study follow-up and supervision of religious services better to raise their efficiency to keep up with the continuous absorption of population increase. To provide the service you need in advance in accordance with the standards required when the establishment of any religious institution .