Erbil - Wikipedia
WEBErbil (Arabic: أربيل, Arbīl; [3] Syriac: ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ, Arbel [4] [5]), also called Hawler (Kurdish: هەولێر, Hewlêr), [6] is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The city is in the Erbil Governorate. [7] Human settlement at Erbil may be dated back to the 5th millennium BC. [8]
Erbil | Geography, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBErbil is a city in northern Iraq. It serves as the capital of the Erbil muhafazah (governorate) as well as the capital of the Kurdistan Region and is among the largest cities in Iraq. Erbil is one of the most ancient cities in the world, dating back at least to 2300 BCE.
Citadel of Erbil - Wikipedia
WEBThe Erbil Citadel (Kurdish: قەڵای هەولێر Qelay Hewlêr, Arabic: قلعة اربيل, romanized: Qal'at Erbīl) locally called Qalat, is a tell or occupied mound, and the historical city centre of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. [1] The citadel has been included in …
Erbil Citadel - The Kurdish Project
WEBErbil Citadel: A Home for All. Many religions, ethnicities, empires and people have inhabited Erbil since the earliest evidence of settlement, dating back to 5000 BC. The Erbil Citadel passed through Sumerian, Assyrian, Sassanid, Mongol, Christian and Ottoman hands.
Features - Erbil Revealed - Archaeology Magazine
WEBThe booming city of Erbil (ancient Arbela) in Kurdistan encircles the ancient citadel where evidence of more than six millennia of human habitation is just beginning to be uncovered.
Region | Facts & Figures - Kurdistan Regional Government
WEBBordered with plains and hills on the east side, Erbil city (population: 1,431,580/ area: 14471 km².) is the capital of the Kurdistan Region. In this city many races live such as Kurds (93%), the main one, Turkmen, Chaldean, Assyrian and Syrian.
Erbil Iraqi Kurdistan - The Kurdish Project
WEBErbil, or Arbil, also known in Kurdish as Hewlêr, is the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan and home to the governing bodies of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). Erbil History and Culture. Erbil is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, dating back to 6,000 years B.C.
After 6,000 Years of Human Habitation, One Family and Lots of …
WEBOct 10, 2017 · The Erbil citadel, in the capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region, is one of the oldest continuously occupied human settlements on earth.
Things to do in Erbil (Iraq) – A complete guide
WEBSep 9, 2024 · With more than 7,000 years of history, Erbil – or Hawler, as the locals call it – is the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, a city with fantastic old bazaars and traditional cafés, which can all be visited while you bump into the many locals that hang out …
Erbil | Whose Culture? - Harvard University
WEBErbil is one of the oldest towns in continuous habitation in Iraq, and it is first mentioned in the cuneiform records of the Sumerian King Shulgi in 2,000 BC and called Arba Elu (‘four gods’) by the Babylonians and Assyrians. Throughout antiquity it was known as Arbela.
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