Citadel of Erbil

The Citadel of Erbil, 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.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: citadel and archaeological settlement hill in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
  • Also known as: “Citadel of Arbil”, “Citadel of Hawler”, “Erbil Citadel”, and “Qalay Hawler”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kurdish Textile Museum and Erbil stones and gem stones museum.

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 Citadel of Erbil in . is situated 150 metres southeast of Citadel of Erbil.

Museum
Erbil Stones and Gems Museum is a small museum located within the Citadel of Erbil, at the heart of the city of , the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. is situated 130 metres south of Citadel of Erbil.

Marketplace
A is a type of covered bazaar typical of and . Arbil contains an extensive Qaysari, just south of the citadel in the center of town that was first established in the early 13th century AD. is situated 330 metres south of Citadel of Erbil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ankawa.

Town
is a suburb 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. is situated 4½ km north of Citadel of Erbil.

Citadel of Erbil

Latitude
36.19141° or 36° 11′ 29″ north
Longitude
44.00926° or 44° 0′ 33″ east
Operator
مۆزەخانە
Open location code
8H8652R5+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34133277
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q206236
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Citadel of Erbil” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة أربيل”
  • Arabic: “قلعة هولير”
  • Armenian: “Էրբիլ միջնաբերդ”
  • Catalan: “ciutadella d’Arbela”
  • Catalan: “Ciutadella d’Arbela”
  • Central Kurdish: “قەرات”
  • Central Kurdish: “قەڵاتی ھەولێر”
  • Central Kurdish: “قەڵای هەولێر”
  • Central Kurdish: “قەڵای ھەولێر”
  • Chinese: “埃尔比勒城堡”
  • Chinese: “埃爾比勒城堡”
  • Croatian: “Erbilska citadela”
  • Czech: “citadela a archeologická lokalita v Iráckém Kurdistánu”
  • Czech: “Citadela v Irbílu”
  • Czech: “Erbílská citadela”
  • Dutch: “Citadel van Arbil”
  • Dutch: “Citadel van Erbil”
  • French: “citadelle d’Erbil”
  • French: “Citadelle d’Erbil”
  • Georgian: “ერბილის ციტადელი”
  • German: “Zitadelle von Arbil”
  • German: “Zitadelle von Erbil”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת ארביל”
  • Hindi: “क़लाह”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Erbil”
  • Japanese: “アルビールの城塞”
  • Kurdish: “Kela Hewlêrê”
  • Kurdish: “Keleha Hewlêrê”
  • Kurdish: “Qelay Hewlêr”
  • Macedonian: “Ербилска цитадела”
  • Maithili: “एर्बिल कोट”
  • Malay: “Benteng Arbil”
  • Malayalam: “അർബിൽ കോട്ട”
  • Maltese: “Ċittadella ta‘ Erbil”
  • Maltese: “Ċittadella ta’ Erbil”
  • Maltese: “Qalay Hawler”
  • Nepali: “एर्बिलको कोट”
  • Persian: “ارگ اربیل”
  • Polish: “Cytadela w Irbilu”
  • Portuguese: “Cidadela de Arbil”
  • Russian: “Цитадель Эрбиль”
  • Serbian: “Erbilska citadela”
  • Slovenian: “Citadela v Arbilu”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اربیل قالاسی”
  • Spanish: “Ciudadela de Erbil”
  • Swedish: “Arbils citadell”
  • Turkish: “Erbil Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Цитадель Ербіль”

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Highlights include Traditional Hammam and Harki Qallat Mosque.

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