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Erbil is centred around a citadel built on a tell shaped by successive layers of settlement. Its perimeter façades, narrow lanes and Ottoman-era urban layout reveal several layers of the city’s history.
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What makes it special
- The citadel stands on an archaeological mound formed by successive settlements.
- Tall façades trace the citadel’s perimeter.
- The Ottoman-era street plan fans out from the Great Gate.
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- travel.state.gov
- whc.unesco.org
- www.gov.uk
- travel.state.gov
- welcometokurdistan.com
- travel.state.gov
- whc.unesco.org
- whc.unesco.org
- Irak · Wikidata
- Irak · Wikidata
- Iraq · World Countries — mledoze
- Iraq · World Bank Open Data
- Iraq · DBpedia
- Erbil · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Erbil · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Erbil, Erbil Central Subdistrict, Erbil District, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan Region, 44001, Iraq · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Baghdad International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Baghdad International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- travel.state.gov
- travel.state.gov
- www.gov.uk
- www.gov.uk
- www.smartraveller.gov.au
- www.gov.uk
- www.gov.uk
- travel.state.gov
- Baghdad · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Baghdad · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Baghdad, Green Zone Municipality, Zawra District, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 29/09/2026