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Erbil

Western Asia

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
Population
1,200,000 1
population_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)
115 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
390 1
Latitude
36.191188 degrees north 1
Longitude
44.009189 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Kurdistan, Regions

Erbil (Hewler) is a major city of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Source Kurdistan (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Erbil Governorate, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Erbil - GeoNames
Sources
1. Erbil (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: 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
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2. GeoNames: Erbil - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 95446
    36.19117 44.00943 P PPLA IQ 11 95444 1612700 429 Asia/Baghdad
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 429 m
  • Capital Of: Erbil Governorate, cities500 record 95446, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 11)
    36.19117 44.00943 P PPLA IQ 11 95444 1612700 429 Asia/Baghdad
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.25, 44.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.25, 44.25
36.25 44.25 Csa
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Wikidata: Erbil
  • Wikidata Q132754, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Kurdistan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Kurdistan, Geography/cities section
Quote, Associated With: Kurdistan, Geography/cities section
Hewler
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