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Erbil Citadel

The citadel of Erbil is a testimony of history and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban settlements in the world with archaeological evidence of Assyrian, Akkadian , Babylonian , Persian , Greek, pre-Islamic and Islamic settlements.

The citadel is composed of three main sectors: Saray, Tubkhana and Takiyya sector.

 

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citadel general view
Sarāy  Sector, decorated & painted  walls
Sarāy Sector, traditional courtyard house

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