Arbil, Iraq facts for kids
Arbil (also written Erbil or Irbil) is the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. In Kurdish, the city is called Hewlêr. 1,190,251 people live there, mostly Kurds. The city is 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Mosul.
Images for kids
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Siege of Erbil by the Ilkhanid Mongols in 1258–59 depicted in the Jami' al-tawarikh by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Division Orientale
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Citadel of Erbil, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2014
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Chaldean Catholic Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Ankawa, a suburb of Erbil
See also
In Spanish: Erbil (Irak) para niños
National Hispanic Heritage Month on Kiddle
Notable Hispanic authors
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