![Erbil Citadel at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747652.z41yMLru.BAHEBLNov09374.jpg) Erbil Citadel at night |
![Taxis driving along the ring road around the Erbil Citadel at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747653.PBLBzBf3.BAHEBLNov09375.jpg) Taxis driving along the ring road around the Erbil Citadel at night |
![The Citadel dominated Erbil's City Centre](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747654.9ALpK0NC.BAHEBLNov09545.jpg) The Citadel dominated Erbil's City Centre |
![The Citadel of Erbil is similar to Aleppo (Syria) but not as impressive](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747655.DBegR7dq.BAHEBLNov09575.jpg) The Citadel of Erbil is similar to Aleppo (Syria) but not as impressive |
![HCECR - High Commission for Erbil Citadel Revitalization, Kurdistan Regional Government](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747656.NQvnB7hz.BAHEBLNov09577.jpg) HCECR - High Commission for Erbil Citadel Revitalization, Kurdistan Regional Government |
![Erbil Citadel Revitalization Project](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747657.DcEHurWS.BAHEBLNov09578.jpg) Erbil Citadel Revitalization Project |
![Climbing up the north side of Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747658.E93PLG9d.BAHEBLNov09579.jpg) Climbing up the north side of Erbil Citadel |
![Climbing up the north side of Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747659.5Xj7v11P.BAHEBLNov09580.jpg) Climbing up the north side of Erbil Citadel |
![Jalil Khayat Mosque, Erbil](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747660.xz5rIl4f.BAHEBLNov09582.jpg) Jalil Khayat Mosque, Erbil |
![North Gate to Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747661.hZJJdBBD.BAHEBLNov09590.jpg) North Gate to Erbil Citadel |
![Inside the North Gate, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747662.R75L0RQm.BAHEBLNov09591.jpg) Inside the North Gate, Erbil Citadel |
![There is a whole lot of revitalization that can be done here - it's mostly ruins up top](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747663.wRcnXOAi.BAHEBLNov09592.jpg) There is a whole lot of revitalization that can be done here - it's mostly ruins up top |
![Citadel Street, Erbil](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747664.wCbGGbKD.BAHEBLNov09593.jpg) Citadel Street, Erbil |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747665.322IVxGE.BAHEBLNov09594.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Citadel Street looking back to the north gate, Erbil](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747666.ZQpvAzZh.BAHEBLNov09596.jpg) Citadel Street looking back to the north gate, Erbil |
![Mosque, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747668.RXSXinnH.BAHEBLNov09598.jpg) Mosque, Erbil Citadel |
![Flag of Iraqi Kurdistan flying over Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747669.JKPIdV9b.BAHEBLNov09600.jpg) Flag of Iraqi Kurdistan flying over Erbil Citadel |
![Mosque, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747670.G679z6Dl.BAHEBLNov09601.jpg) Mosque, Erbil Citadel |
![Mosque, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747671.X3n9M1bm.BAHEBLNov09602.jpg) Mosque, Erbil Citadel |
![Mosque, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747667.DNGTxqI6.BAHEBLNov09597.jpg) Mosque, Erbil Citadel |
![Mosque, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747672.Xcx9KSBY.BAHEBLNov09603.jpg) Mosque, Erbil Citadel |
![Mosque, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747673.X2PkKw0S.BAHEBLNov09604.jpg) Mosque, Erbil Citadel |
![You're not free to wander away from the central axis to explore the ruins](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747674.qCzelfkb.BAHEBLNov09605.jpg) You're not free to wander away from the central axis to explore the ruins |
![Flag of Iraqi Kurdistan, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747675.ITnubiwN.BAHEBLNov09606.jpg) Flag of Iraqi Kurdistan, Erbil Citadel |
![Workers salvaging bricks from the rubble, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747677.dKemNeTf.BAHEBLNov09607.jpg) Workers salvaging bricks from the rubble, Erbil Citadel |
![Inside the southern gate, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747678.ixXFRaU8.BAHEBLNov09608.jpg) Inside the southern gate, Erbil Citadel |
![Antiq Kala, a touristy shop that one of the few things functioning inside the citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747679.cG1PeKrV.BAHEBLNov09610.jpg) Antiq Kala, a touristy shop that one of the few things functioning inside the citadel |
![Antiq Kala shop, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747688.TTDSpAKt.BAHEBLNov09623.jpg) Antiq Kala shop, Erbil Citadel |
![Carpet in the Antiq Kala shop, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747681.27l4wbJs.BAHEBLNov09613.jpg) Carpet in the Antiq Kala shop, Erbil Citadel |
![Antiq Kala shop, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747682.TjZe7hC3.BAHEBLNov09615.jpg) Antiq Kala shop, Erbil Citadel |
![Antiq Kala shop, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747820.P1JJlnoE.BAHEBLNov09652.jpg) Antiq Kala shop, Erbil Citadel |
![Painting of Erbil Citadel and the Minare](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747683.pyVN3m22.BAHEBLNov09617.jpg) Painting of Erbil Citadel and the Minare |
![Antiq Kala shop, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747684.chL0DcsY.BAHEBLNov09618.jpg) Antiq Kala shop, Erbil Citadel |
![Antiq Kala shop, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747687.1IhlXcrf.BAHEBLNov09621.jpg) Antiq Kala shop, Erbil Citadel |
![The only image of Saddam Hussein that I saw in Erbil](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747685.xg3tcoAy.BAHEBLNov09619.jpg) The only image of Saddam Hussein that I saw in Erbil |
![Collection of dishes painted with Arab leaders](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747686.MwF7OpHd.BAHEBLNov09620.jpg) Collection of dishes painted with Arab leaders |
![Northern Gate, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747689.ydcFKvPG.BAHEBLNov09624.jpg) Northern Gate, Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747819.7LDhmeJ8.BAHEBLNov09650.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![There is some restoration occurring at Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747821.ZRyguerV.BAHEBLNov09656.jpg) There is some restoration occurring at Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel, South Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747822.VbV0GGeR.BAHEBLNov09657.jpg) Erbil Citadel, South Gate |
![Erbil Citadel, South Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747823.MyHoky7H.BAHEBLNov09658.jpg) Erbil Citadel, South Gate |
![The road from the South Gate, Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747827.W3urOonc.BAHEBLNov09662.jpg) The road from the South Gate, Erbil Citadel |
![View of the bazaar in the old town below the Citadel, Erbil](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747824.dTCGiovd.BAHEBLNov09659.jpg) View of the bazaar in the old town below the Citadel, Erbil |
![Erbil's bazaar district seen from the south gate of Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747825.WXgPSV79.BAHEBLNov09660.jpg) Erbil's bazaar district seen from the south gate of Erbil Citadel |
![Central Erbil's bazaar district](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747828.ahIGGo09.BAHEBLNov09663.jpg) Central Erbil's bazaar district |
![A nicely restored section of Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747826.AIC7J2Hu.BAHEBLNov09661.jpg) A nicely restored section of Erbil Citadel |
![Statue of Mubarak Ben Ahmed Sharaf-Aldin (1169-1239), known as Ibn Almustawf](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747829.uDsOiY0w.BAHEBLNov09664.jpg) Statue of Mubarak Ben Ahmed Sharaf-Aldin (1169-1239), known as Ibn Almustawf |
![While he may look like an Iranian Ayatollah, he is said to be a great Kurdish historian and minister](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747830.u2ret7JB.BAHEBLNov09665.jpg) While he may look like an Iranian Ayatollah, he is said to be a great Kurdish historian and minister |
![Mubarak Ben Ahmed Sharaf-Aldin (1169-1239), known as Ibn Almustawfi, a historian and minister of Erbil](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747832.ajgad9ec.BAHEBLNov09668.jpg) Mubarak Ben Ahmed Sharaf-Aldin (1169-1239), known as Ibn Almustawfi, a historian and minister of Erbil |
![Ibn Almustawfi was born in Erbil. He has written in several areas, history, literature and language.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747833.gdOGPl9c.BAHEBLNov09669.jpg) Ibn Almustawfi was born in Erbil. He has written in several areas, history, literature and language. |
![Mubarak Ben Ahmed Sharaf-Aldin (1169-1239), His masterpiece is a four volume book of History of Erbil](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747834.KiYubYPW.BAHEBLNov09670.jpg) Mubarak Ben Ahmed Sharaf-Aldin (1169-1239), His masterpiece is a four volume book of History of Erbil |
![Erbil Citadel - south side](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747835.z90Ex8HL.BAHEBLNov09671.jpg) Erbil Citadel - south side |
![New traditional-style souq being built at the base of Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747831.3hspJOzf.BAHEBLNov09666.jpg) New traditional-style souq being built at the base of Erbil Citadel |
![New souq south of Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747836.yMp7VYFD.BAHEBLNov09672.jpg) New souq south of Erbil Citadel |
![Vast square in front of Erbil Citadel that is being redeveloped](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747837.qun6swHl.BAHEBLNov09673.jpg) Vast square in front of Erbil Citadel that is being redeveloped |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747838.GpHi1BHM.BAHEBLNov09674.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747839.WMP2KZuR.BAHEBLNov09675.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Gateway at the base of Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747840.8gPYrb56.BAHEBLNov09682.jpg) Gateway at the base of Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747842.qX9fUbNV.BAHEBLNov09688.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747843.3G6pkrQG.BAHEBLNov09690.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747844.IVbHIIZE.BAHEBLNov09693.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747845.uzUj4YlF.BAHEBLNov09701.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Redevelopment beneath Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747846.YxJZ9myU.BAHEBLNov09755.jpg) Redevelopment beneath Erbil Citadel |
![Kurdish flag seen through the south gate of Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747847.55Fjlz6T.BAHEBLNov09757.jpg) Kurdish flag seen through the south gate of Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747848.bZOLmhwV.BAHEBLNov09758.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747849.yR7IxV4B.BAHEBLNov09759.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747850.T61lPlLf.BAHEBLNov09760.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747851.2ueFsWcC.BAHEBLNov09761.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747852.OcNA8wED.BAHEBLNov09763.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel sits on a 26-30m plateau which has been occupied since the 6th millennium BC](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747853.C19dw3Vg.BAHEBLNov09765.jpg) Erbil Citadel sits on a 26-30m plateau which has been occupied since the 6th millennium BC |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747855.5m1Iogsf.BAHEBLNov09767.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747856.vkqTG6bR.BAHEBLNov09768.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747858.zn53Q1ff.BAHEBLNov09771.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747860.GT5WJvJU.BAHEBLNov09772.jpg) Erbil Citadel |
![Erbil Citadel forms the heart of the city](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747862.qGynkrmN.BAHEBLNov09773.jpg) Erbil Citadel forms the heart of the city |
![Erbil Citadel seen from the northwest](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747863.elo2W733.BAHEBLNov09778.jpg) Erbil Citadel seen from the northwest |
![Erbil Citadel Panorama](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747864.TWXwO6HW.ErbilCitadelPanorama.jpg) Erbil Citadel Panorama |