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

In January 2020, Iran launched more than a dozen Qiam-1 and Fateh-313 ballistic missiles from launch sites at three bases in western Iran that hit two Iraqi bases, Al Asad and Erbil, where hundreds of Americans were stationed.

From Time

Erbil, the Iraqi Kurdish capital, is home to a U.S. consulate and thousands of U.S. citizens working in the oil industry.

From The Daily Beast

McCain said that ISIS held American-made Howitzer cannons had come within range of Erbil, where U.S. personnel reside.

From The Daily Beast

ISIS forces had come so close to Erbil that the city was in range of the Howitzer artillery cannons that ISIS possesses.

From The Daily Beast

The vehicles were approaching Erbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan, were many U.S. diplomatic and military personnel reside.

From The Daily Beast

Their harrowing escape to Erbil has ended in a precarious and hardscrabble existence.

From The Daily Beast