Qalat Arbīl

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
historic site
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Citadel_of_Erbil
gptkb:Erbil_Citadel
gptkbp:archaeologicalSignificance contains layers from many historical periods
gptkbp:area 102,000 square meters
gptkbp:city Erbil
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:diameter 430 meters
gptkbp:elevation 25-32 meters above city level
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:High_Commission_for_Erbil_Citadel_Revitalization
gptkbp:historicalPopulation up to 1,000 families
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Qalat Arbīl
gptkbp:inhabited_since at least 5th millennium BC
gptkbp:location Erbil
gptkbp:notableBuilding Mulla Afandi Mosque
gptkbp:notableFeature one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the world
gptkbp:population mostly uninhabited except for one family (as of 2010s)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Kurdistan_Region
gptkbp:restored ongoing since 2007
gptkbp:shape oval mound
gptkbp:significance symbol of Erbil city
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2014
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Citadel_of_Erbil
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7