Erbil Citadel is a fortified settlement on top of an imposing ovoid-shaped tell (a hill created by many generations of people living and rebuilding on the same spot) in the Kurdistan region, Erbil ...

The Citadel, at the heart of the Kurdish city of Erbil, has been inhabited for six millennia. Now, amid war and destruction, it's undergoing a much-needed restoration and upgrade of city services.

“We must stand up against forces that seek to divide Iraq, because they attack the humanity we all share.” The first World Heritage Site in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the Erbil Citadel is a ...

Then, just as the hard work had begun to pay off with the Citadel’s designation as a Unesco World Heritage site in 2014, the Islamic State invaded Iraq. While the Citadel and Erbil itself were ...

The best time to travel to Iraq is during spring, from March to May, or in the fall, from September to November, when ...

The citadel itself was closed, but the food vendors were everywhere. We loved the roasted corn on the cob, which the vendors doused with lemon juice! We also tried a fava bean dish called bagilla.

Inside Iraqi Kurdistan: Confronting ISIS 03:52. Wednesday's bombing in Erbil, capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, took place near the historic citadel and reportedly ...

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - High on a rocky outcrop, just 50 miles from the fighting that is wrecking historic sites across Iraq, workers are busy laying out floor tiles, determined to save at least ...

42 COM 7B.53 Erbil Citadel (Iraq) (C 1437) The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,; Recalling Decisions 38 COM 8B.20 and 40 COM 7B.23, adopted at its 38th (Doha, 2014) ...