Citadel of Arbil

Erbil Castle, whose history can be traced back to 5,000 years ago, perhaps earlier, was first mentioned in the historical data in the third dynasty of Ur, played a major role in the Neo-Assyrian period, and was listed in 2014 For the world cultural heritage. Erbil Castle is oval in shape, between 25 meters and 32 meters high, covering an area of 102,000 square meters. In the early 20th century, there were 3 mosques, 2 schools and a bathhouse inside. In 1957 It also had a synagogue before, and only the Mulla Afandi Mosque survives. The citadel is a very good monument and historical site in northern Iraq, gradually increasing in height and surpassing the level of the flat surrounding it. The area currently inhabited by the castle was built by the Babylonians and Assyrians. It was the political and religious center of the Assyrians. It experienced the Persian Dynasty, the Greek Dynasty, the Sassanid Dynasty, and ended in the Islamic Empire.