Robin020 Says: Pashai Gawra Castle is situated on a hill in the Soran district of the Erbil Governorate. It was built between 1813 and 1837 A.D. during the era of Mir Mohammed, who was also called "Pashai Gawra" . Mir Mohammed was the prince of the "Soran" principality at the time. Some of...
Moumonia sky bar: Some bars and restaurant in Erbil
Robin020 Says: Mamounia Sky Bar is located on the top (7th) floor of Noble Hotel – at the Ainkawa Intersection on 100M Road – it's one of Erbil's most sophisticated nightlife venues. Expect some of the best drinks and alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails in town, and a variety of...
1W1V Says: Taxi are plenty in Erbil and you should not wait too long before one stops to pick you up.If you take them from the street, the average price for a ride is about 1500 IRD (1 usd) as a foreigner, they may ask double. In any case, do not pay more than 3000.The journey from...
List of shopping malls: shopping malls in Arbil city
Robin020 Says: family mallIt is the biggest one in Arbil located on 100 M Road in Erbil. Part of an already popular theme park, the shopping center will have space for around 350 globally renowned brands. Naza MallMajidi mallopended in 2009 Majidi Mall offers 135,000 square meters of...
Robin020 Says: family mallIt is the biggest one in Arbil located on 100 M Road in Erbil. Part of an already popular theme park, the shopping center will have space for around 350 globally renowned brands. Naza MallMajidi mallopended in 2009 Majidi Mall offers 135,000 square meters of...
1W1V Says: Like anywhere else in Iraq, Cash is king.Forget about credit card and traveller checks.Take some green back with you to pay all your expenses.If you need Iraqi Dinar, exchange offices are available in every single town.
Robin020 Says: Be aware that haggling down the price of any thing you buy,The seller,vendor mostly raise the price because the vendor knows very well the buyer will try to haggle it down. It is part of the culture,cloth,taking a taxi,souveniurs,even the hotel price...etc from 20% to 40%.Do...
maykal Says: Old Erbil is not confined to the walls of the citadel...down in the city below, if you know where to look, you can find rows of old houses with overhanging balconies in typical Erbil style, almost always in a bad state, with walls crumbling, electric wires running in all...
lionofkurdistan Says: Erbil is one of the safest cities in the entire Middle East if not the world. The people of Erbil are proudly tolerent, peaceful and friendly. So far no coalition soldier or foreign national was attacked or injured in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Erbil is an ancient city that...
Plan a Arbil vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Arbil locals

Like anywhere else in Iraq, Cash is king.Forget about credit card and traveller checks.Take some green back with you to pay all your expenses.If you need Iraqi...
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Q: I'm a white male from the UK. I will be travelling alone and will be there for just a couple of days. Is it safe for me to just...

A: I live in Erbil. It is so depressingly safe here it's almost sickening. I can absolutely guarantee that it is far safer than wherever you are from in the UK. People are...
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The Arabs know it as Erbil, the Kurds prefer to call it Hewler, but whatever name you use, this city is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places on earth. At the heart lies the ancient citadel...
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ERBIL, Capital City of The Kurdistan Regional Gov.

Arbil (also written Erbil or Irbil; Arabic: اربيل, Arbīl; Kurdish: Hewlêr) is believed by many to be the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world and...
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I've been to arbil in 1997. It is a very, very beatifull kurdish city with a glorious history.
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Erbil is the world's oldest continuously inhabited city. It was born during the early Mesopotamian civilizations, around 10,000 years ago. But in the past few decades, the city expanded and developed...
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I believe this is a minaret, which a local told me was used as an observation post to monitor approaching enemies. This structure used to be a bit taller, but I was told that it was damaged during the...
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