Tourist Places to Visit in Erbil, Iraq, Asia

Tourist Places to Visit in Erbil, Iraq, Asia

Erbil also spelled as Arbil or Irbil is the 4^th most populous city in Iraq located at the coordinates 36°11′28″ N 44°0′33″ E. It is the capital of Arbil Province in Kurdistan region and is situated about 389 km north of Bagdad, the capital of Iraq. Erbil was formed in 9000 BC and is one of the ancient continually colonized cities in the world.

The important tourist landmarks in Erbil include Erbil Clock, Minare Park, Mechko Coffe, Assyrian Christian Church, Hewler Wall, Citadel of Hewler, Old Minaret and Franso Hariri Stadium. Other than tourist destinations Erbil is home to top educational institutions and health centres as well.

History of Erbil:

Erbil is one of the oldest regularly occupied cities in the globe and ruled by famous regional powers such as the Babylonians, the Medes, the Persians, the Greeks, the Arabs, the Seljuk, Ottoman Turks and Assyrians.

Cuisine and Culture of Erbil:

Football is the most lovable sport in Erbil and the city hosts one football stadium named as ‘Franso Hariri Stadium’ located in the south division of central Erbil. Arbil SC is the neighboring football team plays football matches at Franso Hariri Stadium. Also the natives of Erbil have a great interest in classical music and dance.

The people living in Erbil give more importance to heath, so they have a special restriction in taking food. The staple food of Erbil natives are onion, potato, courgette, spinach, leeks, artichokes, raisins, apricots, plums, figs, grapes, melons and feta. Erbil City houses Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Persian, Iranian and Thai along with local flavor food centres all over the city.

Connectivity to Erbil:

Erbil is served by Erbil International Airport situated about 10 kms from the midpoint of the city. This international airport is well connected with other main airports of the country namely Baghdad International Airport, Basra International Airport and Najaf International Airport. Tourists can board buses at regular intervals at Erbil City Bus Stand and there are taxis available at reasonable rent to reach airport and tourist spots.

Places of attractions in Erbil:

Erbil’s Archaeological Museum:

Erbil’s Archaeological Museum is one of the major museums of Iraq located in Erbil City. It has a large collection of pre-Islamic relics and is also a best site to archeological project conductors.

Citadel of Erbil:

Citadel of Erbil is a historical tell placed in Erbil and the top building of the tell spread over an area of 102,000 sq. km. The bathing rooms and a textile museum of the citadel are must see.

Sami Abdulrahman Park:

Sami Abdulrahman Park is a beautiful park located in the heart of Erbil City. It is considered as the largest park of Iraq houses a splendid rose garden, a lake, the Martyrs Monument and a restaurant.

Other tourist attractions in Erbil are:

Kurdish Textile Museum
Franso Hariri Stadium
Mudhafaria Minaret
Qaysari Bazaars
Assyrian Christian Church
Hewler Wall

Best time to visit Erbil:

December, January and July are the ideal months to visit Erbil.

Accommodation options in Erbil:

The tourist places of Erbil attract tourists fro all over the globe for historical importance. The city of Erbil houses plenty of star hotels with variety of food from the different regions of the world because of the visit of higher majority of foreign tourists. The famous hotels in Erbil are: