Erbil, also called Hawler, is the capital and most populous city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the capital of the Erbil Governorate. Built around a citadel that has been continuously inhabited for thousands of years and recognized by UNESCO as one of the oldest continuously occupied settlements in the world, Erbil serves today as the political, economic and cultural center of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Facts
Populationpopulation_est field states 1.2 million as of 2024, an estimate rather than a precise census count (no census-based population_total field is present on this infobox). Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude36.191188 degrees north 1 Connections
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Erbil (Hewler) is a major city of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Source Kurdistan (Wikipedia)
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1. Erbil (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: area_total_km2
115
Infobox: elevation_m
390
Infobox: population_est
1.2 million
Infobox: pop_est_as_of
2024
Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, coordinates field (decimal value given directly in the coord template)
44.009189
View the Source Wikidata: Erbil
- Wikidata Q132754, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the SourceKurdistan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Kurdistan, Geography/cities sectionQuote, Associated With: Kurdistan, Geography/cities section
Hewler
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