The Kurds call it Hawler, which appears to have developed from the form Arbel by a series of metatheses of consonants. The name appears to be of non-Semitic origin.

Erbil/Hawler, capital city of the Kurdish Autonomous Region of Iraq, is located about 350 km northeast of Baghdad and 80 km east of Mosul. It commands a key position on the fertile plain between the Great …

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

Dec 4, 2025 · Erbil was already an ancient city when Alexander the Great famously defeated the Persian king Darius III some 50 miles (80 km) northwest of it at the Battle of Gaugamela, also known as the …

Erbil Citadel, historically known as Hawler Castle, is a prominent fortified settlement situated in the heart of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Kurdistan borders Turkey, Iran and Syria. The regional capital is Erbil or in Kurdish, Hawler. The region is officially governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government. The establishment of the Kurdistan …

Erbil, also called Hawler, is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region (KRI) of Iraq and the capital of the Erbil Governorate. Erbil is descr...

Hawler, also known as Erbil, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Located in the Kurdish region of Iraq, it offers a unique blend of history, culture, and modernity.

Erbil, also called Hawler (Kurdish: هەولێر Hewlêr, Arabic: أربيل, romanized: Arbīl; Syriac: ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ, romanized: Arbel), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Nov 2, 2017 · Settlements built on top of older settlements for 7,000 years have created a large elevated mound in the heart of the historical city of Erbil (also known as Hawler) in the Kurdistan Region of...