Erbil Citadel 4K Drone Footage IRAQI KURDISTAN

Erbil Citadel and Surrounding Areas 4K Drone Footage, Kurdistan Archeological Sites ‎درۆن فۆتێجی قەڵای هەولێر و دەوروبەری بە کوالێتی ٤ک، شوێنەوارەکانی کوردستان Erbil Citadel: locally called Qelat (Kurdish: قەڵای ھەولێر‎ - Qelay Hewlêr) is a tell or occupied mound, and the historical city centre of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The citadel has been inscribed on the World Heritage List since 21 June 2014. Settled more than 6,000 years ago, Erbil Citadel is thought to be one of the longest continuously inhabited sites in the world. The Citadel, located on an archaeological tell rising around 98 ft. (30 m) above the plain, is surrounded by a lower town that developed into the modern city of Erbil. It was an important center in the Neo-Assyrian period, especially under the reign of King Ashurbanipal (669–627 BCE). Alexander the Great defeated the Persian king Darius III on the plains surrounding Erbil in 331 BCE, in one of the most famous battles of antiquity. In the Medieval period, the city was home to