Arbil
Erbil is the capital and largest city in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the fourth-largest city in Iraq. It is one of the oldest continually-inhabited sites of human civilization, and is also a rapidly-growing and urbanizing center for the oil industry and NGOs in the Middle East.Places of Interest
Highlights include Citadel of Erbil and Kurdish Textile Museum.
Citadel of Erbil
Castle
Photo: jan kurdistani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Citadel of Erbil, locally called Qellat, is a tell or occupied mound, and the historical city centre of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The citadel was added to the World Heritage List on 21 June 2014.
Kurdish Textile Museum
Museum
Photo: Ara Qadir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kurdish Textile and Cultural Museum is a museum devoted to textiles and other cultural works produced in Kurdistan, especially in Iraqi Kurdistan. It was established in 2004 and is located in a renovated mansion in the southeast quarter of the Citadel of Erbil in Iraq.
Jalil Khayat Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Sarbast.T.Hameed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jalil Khayat Mosque is a Sunni mosque in Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is the largest mosque in Erbil. The mosque was begun by Jalil Khayat, who later died in 2005, and it was completed in 2007 by his sons in memory of their father.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ankawa.
Ankawa
Town
Ankawa is a suburb of Erbil in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located 8 kilometres northwest of downtown Erbil. The suburb is predominantly populated by Christian Assyrians, most of whom adhere to the Chaldean Catholic Church.
Arbil
- Also known as: “Arbīl”, “Arbīl Qadhā””, “Erbil”, “Irbīl”, “Qaḑā’ Arbīl”, and “Qaḑā’ Irbīl”
- Location: Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.1907° or 36° 11′ 27″ northLongitude
44.0095° or 44° 0′ 34″ eastPopulation
1,380,000Elevation
428 metres (1,404 feet)Open location code
8H8652R5+7QGeoNames ID
95444
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Central Kurdish—“Arbil” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إربل”
- Central Kurdish: “هەولێر”
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