Erbil

[ ir-bil ]

noun

1. a town in northern Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.

Erbil

/ ˈɜːbɪl /

noun

1. a city in N Iraq: important in Assyrian times. Pop: 870 000 (2005 est) Ancient nameArbela

Example Sentences

German airline group Lufthansa said that it had suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv, Erbil and Amman up to and including Monday, but said they would re-start on Tuesday.

From BBC

When Hussein Smko was 9, the American military arrived in his hometown, Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region.

From New York Times

Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdohallian has defended Iran’s claim that the strikes on Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan targeted agents of Israel’s Mossad spy agency.

From Salon

The Iraqi government recalled its ambassador to Tehran and summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Baghdad to the Foreign Ministry after at least eight ballistic missiles launched by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck overnight in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, killing four civilians, including an 11-month-old girl.

From New York Times

The United States, France and Britain denounced the latest Iranian attack, which shook Erbil and set off sirens at the United States Consulate and at the airport, which was forced to suspend flights.

From New York Times