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Erbil
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Erbil (ĕr`bīl' –bĭl') or Irbil (ĭr`bīl' –bĭl'), town (1987 pop. 485,968), N Iraq. A commercial, agricultural, and administrative center with a predominantly Kurdish population, it is one of the world's oldest continually settled towns. The ancient Sumerian and Assyrian city of Urbillum (Arbela Arbela , town of ancient Assyria. Its name is sometimes given to the battle fought at Gaugamela, some 60 mi (100 km) away, in which Alexander the Great defeated (331 B.C.) Darius III. Arbela is the modern Erbil, Iraq.
..... Click the link for more information. ) was on this site. The oldest section of the city, at the heart of of modern Erbil, is on an artificial mound surmounted by an old Turkish fort. Since 1992 Erbil has been one of the main towns of the so-called Kurdish Autonomous Region.
Erbil, Irbil, Arbil
a city in N Iraq: important in Assyrian times. Pop.: 870 000 (2005 est.)


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ARBIL / Aswat al-Iraq: A one-day conference has been held in Arbil city on the role of political parties in the democratic process of the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
Conference on democratic experience in Kurdistan by Aswat al-Iraq (Erbil, Iraq)
Baghdad, September 17, SPA -- US Vice President Joe Biden was meeting with the President of the Autonomous region of Kurdistan Massoud Barzani in Arbil on Thursday, according to media reports.
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Kurdish president Massud Barzani and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani opened a ceremonial valve at the event while a live broadcast showed workers at the Taq Taq oil field in Arbil province turning on the pumps.
Iraqi Kurdistan begins oil exports by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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