Arbil

Erbil is the capital and largest city in , and the fourth-largest city in . 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Citadel of Erbil and Kurdish Textile Museum.

Castle
Photo: jan kurdistani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , locally called Qellat, is a tell or occupied mound, and the historical city centre of in the of . The citadel was added to the World Heritage List on 21 June 2014.

Museum
Photo: Ara Qadir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kurdish Textile and Cultural Museum is a devoted to textiles and other cultural works produced in , especially in Iraqi Kurdistan. It was established in 2004 and is located in a renovated mansion in the southeast quarter of the in .

Mosque
Photo: Sarbast.T.Hameed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Sunni in , in the of . 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.

Town
Photo: Leviclancy, CC0.
is a suburb and neighborhood of in , 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

Latitude
36.1907° or 36° 11′ 27″ north
Longitude
44.0095° or 44° 0′ 34″ east
Population
1,380,000
Elevation
428 metres (1,404 feet)
Open location code
8H8652R5+7Q
Geo­Names 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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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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