Erbil (Arabic: أربيل, ʾarbīl; [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.

From the first half of the 12th century until 1233, Erbil was the seat of the Begteginids, a Turcoman dynasty that rose to prominence under the reign of Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul. In …

Erbil is the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq. With the population of approximately 1.3 million in 2009, it is the fourth largest city in Iraq after Baghdad, Basra and …

Jan 16, 2025 · Erbil 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 …

Jan 4, 2022 · With the settlement origins dating back at least 8,000 years, it is one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The modern city developed around the …

Apr 5, 2021 · The 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.

The Erbil Citadel, also known as the Hawler Castle, is UNESCO-designated world heritage site in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. History of the Erbil Citadel. The Erbil Citadel dates back …

Erbil 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’) …

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region. 1232 - Mudhafaria Minaret built. [1] 1870 - Mustafa Agha became first Director Municipality of Erbil . [2] 1883 - …

Erbil (Hewlêr) is the capital of the Kurdistan Region, with a population reaching one million people and exceeding 1,500,000 when including its districts and sub-districts. Erbil is considered one …