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Erbil

American  
[ir-bil] / ˈɪr bɪl /
Also Irbil,

noun

  1. a town in northern Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.


Erbil British  
/ ˈɜːbɪl /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Arbela.  a city in N Iraq: important in Assyrian times. Pop: 870 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Iraqi Kurdish authorities said more drones were intercepted above the regional capital of Erbil on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Embassy, the airport in Baghdad and a U.S. base at the Erbil airport.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

Brigadier Guy Foden said the base and another in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad were struck "a number of times" on Wednesday night and British personnel are currently in Erbil helping to defend that base.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

"We've had a team at the base in Erbil that's been pulling down drones, protecting themselves but also protecting the base and other service people that they serve with there," he said.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

The modern town of Erbil or Arbil, in the vilayet of Mosul, is about 40 m. from Mosul on the road to Bagdad.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

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