Arbīl (أربيل in Arabic language, Hewlêr in Kurdish , also transliterated as Irbil or Erbil) is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is a city also called Arbil (36°11′N 44°02′E). Image File history File links province of Iraq File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Arabic language (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... The Kurdish languages or Kurdish dialects, belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, are spoken in the region loosely called Kurdistan including Kurdish populations in parts of Iran (Persia), Iraq, Syria and Turkey. ... Iraq is divided into 18 governorates or provinces, called muhafazat in Arabic (singular - muhafazah): The current set of governorates were established in 1976. ...

The governorate of Arbil covers an area of 14,428 km² 5,570 miles² in the north of Iraq, with an estimated population (in 2001) of 1,134,300 people. It is largely populated by Kurds with Arab and Turcoman minorities. There are also a number of Assyrians in Arbil, who celebrate the region's historical part in the ancient kingdoms of Adiabene and Assyria. From 1974 onwards the province of Arbil formed part of the Kurdish Autonomous Region of northern Iraq. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Kurds are one of the Iranian peoples and speak Kurdish, a north-Western Iranian language related to Persian. ... The Arabs ((Arabic: عرب Ê»arab) are a large ethnic group widespread in the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... There are several meanings to Turkmen: Related to the country Turkmenistan Turkmen language Turkmen people A breed of horse called the Turkoman This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article concerns the Assyrian people. ... Adiabene (In Syriac: ܚܕܝܐܒ) was an ancient Assyrian kingdom in Mesopotamia with its capital at Arbela. ... Assyria in earliest historical times referred to a region on the Upper Tigris river, named for its original capital, the ancient city of Ashur. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Kurdish Autonomous Region (Başûrê Kurdistanê in Kurdish) is a political entity established in 1970 following the agreement of an Autonomy Accord between the government of Iraq and leaders of the Iraqi Kurdish community. ...

The region's economy is largely agricultural with some oil production and was badly affected by the conflict between Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi Kurds, although smuggling in defiance of the United Nations sanctions regime enabled many locals to keep afloat and even to prosper in some cases. Saddam Hussein when he was the President of Iraq. ... This law-related article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Since August, 2004, the Korean Zaytun Division (around 3,000 soldiers) were dispatched to the province for peace-keeping and reconstruction. The Zaytun Division(Korean: 이라크 평화재건 사단, 자이툰 부대) is a group of South Korean troops dispatched to Iraq for peace-keeping and reconstruction. ...

See also

• List of places in Iraq

This is a list of places in Iraq. ...

Governorates (Provinces) of Iraq
Al Anbar | Arbil | Babil | Baghdad | Al Basrah | Dahuk | Dhi Qar | Diyala | Al Karbala | Maysan | An Najaf | Ninawa | Al Muthanna | Al Qadisyah | At Ta'mim | Salah ad Din | As Sulaymaniyah | Wasit