Erbil Governorate

Erbil Governorate Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەولێر Arabic: محافظة أربيل
Governorate
Clockwise, from top: Canyon in Rawandiz, Koy Sanjaq, Shaqlawa and Citadel of Erbil
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Erbil Governorate within Kurdistan Region[1]
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 36°11′N 44°2′E / 36.183°N 44.033°E / 36.183; 44.033
Country	Iraq
Federal region	Kurdistan Region
Capital	Erbil
Governor	Omed Khoshnaw
Area
• Total	14,872 km2 (5,742 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]
• Total	1,763,351
ISO 3166 code	IQ-AR
HDI (2024)	0.751[3] high · 1st of 18
Website	www.hawlergov.org

Erbil Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەولێر, romanized: Parêzgeha Hewlêr;^[4][5] Arabic: محافظة أربيل, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Arbīl^[6]) is a governorate of Iraq in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region. Its administrative centre is Erbil, which is its most important city. ^[7] Erbil is also the most populated and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with the citadel being recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• Omid Khoshnaw, Governor of Erbil
• Hemin Ali Faki, Deputy Governor of Erbil
• Dr Ali Rashid, Provincial Council Chairman of Erbil

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  Shanidar Cave
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  Benoke village
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  Pêndro in 1968
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  Aerial view of the Citadel of Erbil, surrounded by the modern city

• Salahaddin University: Founded in 1958 in Sulaymaniya and transferred to Erbil in 1981.^[10]
• Hawler Medical University: Founded in 2005.^[11]
• University of Kurdistan Hewlêr: Public English-medium university.^[12]
• Tishk International University (Previously called Ishik University): Private university that was established in 2008 in Erbil.^[13]
• Cihan University: Private university, founded in 2007.^[14]
• SABIS University: Private university.^[15]
• Soran University, KRG-Iraq governmental university founded in 2009.^[16]
• Knowledge University, KRG-Iraq Private university founded in 2009.^[17]
• Catholic University in Erbil, Private non-profit university founded in 2015.^[18]

There are many national and international banks operating in Erbil offering citizens and visitors services, including:

• Kurdistan Central Bank
• Kurdistan International Bank for Investment and Development^[19]
• Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI)^[20]
• Byblos Bank^[21]
• Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries (BBAC)^[22]
• Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL)^[23]
• BLOM Bank

• The archaeological hills in Erbil
• Shanidar Cave
• Lake Felaw

• largest cities and towns and statistics of their population in Arbil
• Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit

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