Erbil: All Data
1. Lists and Timelines
Erbil: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
2999 BC
Capital of Erbil
2049 BC
Mentioned in Event: Campaigns of Puzur-Ashur I
331 BC
Mentioned in: Battle of Gaugamela, part of Conquest of the Achaemenid Empire
163 BC
Capital of Adiabene
117 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Assyria, part of Roman Empire
1918 AD
Mentioned in Event: Mesopotamian campaign
1918 AD
Mentioned in Event: Turkish War of Independence
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: Anglo-Iraqi War
1947 AD
Mentioned in Event: Anglo-Iraqi War
1958 AD
Mentioned in Event: 14 July Revolution
2003 AD
Mentioned in Event: 2003 invasion of Iraq
2004 AD
Mentioned in Event: Iraq War
2014 AD
Mentioned in Event: Autonomy of Iraqi Kurdistan
2017 AD
Mentioned in Event: Autonomy of Iraqi Kurdistan
2026 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Governatorate of Erbil Governorate, part of Republic of Iraq