Erbil
(Redirected from Irbil)
 location of Erbil in Iraq | |
| Coordinate | 36°11′28.28″N 44°0′33.08″E / 36.1911889°N 44.0091889°E |
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| Country | Iraq |
| Province | Erbil |
| Total population | 1,612,700 (2022) |
| Local name | Hewlêr |
| Language | Kurdish |
| Religions | Islam |
Erbil (or Irbīl (Arabic:أربيل) is a northern city of Iraq which is located near Mosul and Kurdistan. It is also the capital city of Erbil Governance. 'Ali b. 'Isa al-Irbili, hadith scholar, historian and poet, al-Shaykh As'ad al-Hilli al-Irbil, Shi'ite scholar, as well as al-Shaykh 'Izz al-l-Din Darir al-Irbili, a philosopher and poet, all were born in Erbil in the 7th/13th century.
References
- The material for this article is mainly taken from اربل in Farsi WikiShia.