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![Hierarchy of Erbil (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Erbil (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 36 11 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.1833 decimal degrees |
Long: 044 01 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.0167 decimal degrees |
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Note: One of chief cities of Assyria; site of sanctuary of Ishtar. It was a center of communication in the Assyrian Empire. The site of the defeat of Darius III by Alexander the Great. It became a Christian center in early 4th century; was superseded by Al-Mawṣil in 13th century. It's central citadel area is noted as one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the world. |
Names: |
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Irbīl (preferred,C,V)
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Irbil (C,V)
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Arbil (C,V)
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Erbil (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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Arbela (H,O,Greek (transliterated),U,N)
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............ | ancient name, was name when the city was the capital of the kingdom of Adiabene |
Arbela (Latin,U,N)
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Arba-ilu (H,V,Assyrian Neo-Aramaic,U,N)
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Arbailu (H,V)
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Alexandreia Mykdonikē (H,V)
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Alexandreia in Mygdonia (H,V)
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Urbilla (H,V)
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Urbillum (H,V)
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Qaṣrī (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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![Hierarchy of Asia (continent)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
![Hierarchy of Iraq (nation)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Iraq (nation) (P) |
![Hierarchy of Arbīl (governorate)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Arbīl (governorate) (P) |
![Hierarchy of Erbil (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Erbil (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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possibly settled since Sumerian times |
city (C) |
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regional capital (C) |
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trade center (C) |
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transportation center (C) |
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religious center (H) |
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archiepiscopal see (H) |
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during 7th cen. |
capital (H) |
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for Muzaffar ad-Dīn, brother-in-law of Saladin, 1190-1232 |
cultural center (C) |
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of the Ottoman Empire |
administrative center (H) |
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of the Ottoman Empire |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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Alexandreia in Mygdonia.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 10 March 2020 |
Alexandreia Mykdonikē.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 10 March 2020 |
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