Grand Gate
Grand Gate is a city gate in Erbil, Erbil Governorate. Grand Gate is situated nearby to Kurdish Textile Museum, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Erbil Square View Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Citadel of Erbil is situated 170 metres north of Grand Gate.
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.
Erbil stones and gem stones museum
Museum
Erbil Stones and Gems Museum is a small museum located within the Citadel of Erbil, at the heart of the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.
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. Ankawa is situated 4½ km north of Grand Gate.
Grand Gate
- Type: City gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.19002° or 36° 11′ 24″ northLongitude
44.00991° or 44° 0′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8H8652R5+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 488847504OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Grand Gate” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البوابة الكبرى”
- Kurdish: “دەروازەی گەورە”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grand Gate and Erbil Square View Point.
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