The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region.
Prior to 20th century 1232 - The Mudhafaria Minaret was built.Al-Sabaah Newspaper, مديرية بلدية اربيل. The minaret was built by the Turcoman prince Gökböri during the reign of Saladin. 1870 - Mustafa Agha became the first Director Municipality of Erbil.Hawler Government, January 24, 2020. 1883 - The Sheikh Choli Mosque was built.
20th century 1918 - Erbil was occupied by British forces on November. The British Army captured the city ten days after the Armistice of Mudros was signed. 1923 - Ahmed Othman became first Governor of Erbil. He continued being the governor of Erbil until 1927. 1930 - Erbil al-Aulla School was established.School,متحف أرشيف تربية اربيل. 1943 - The Library of Erbil was established. 1966 - 7 September: Erbil Chamber of Commerce was founded. 1968 Gilkand Park was established.Hawler Governorate, Gilkand Park. 3 November: Erbil’s main football club, Erbil SC, was formed.About Erbil Sport Club, October 19, 2017. 1981 - Salahaddin University was relocated to Erbil from Sulaymaniyah.University History,. 1991 - 11 March: The residents of Erbil attacked Iraqi military bases and stormed government buildings, taking control of the city and inflicting heavy damage on government forces., March 15, 2018. 1992 - Erbil becomes the capital of the Kurdistan Region. 1996 The Erbil Polytechnic University was founded.Erbil Polytechnic University,. 31 August: The city was occupied by forces of the Iraqi Republican Guard.
21st century
2001 - The politician and the governor of Erbil at the time, Franso Hariri, was assassinated by Ansar al-Islam.Ekurds,. 2004 1 February: The 2004 Erbil bombings occurred, when the governor of Erbil, Akram Mantik, deputy prime minister, Sami Abdul Rahman, and many other people were killed.RUDAW TV, February 15, 2018. The Kurdish Textile Museum was established.Brandkri, June 10, 2020. 2005 Hawler Medical University was founded.University Overview,. 4 May: The 2005 Erbil bombing occurred, killing many people. 7 July: Erbil International Airport officially opened.Erbil International Airport,. 2006 - The University of Kurdistan Hewler was established. 2007 11 January: The United States conduct a raid on the Iranian Liasion Office in Erbil. 19 January: The Jalil Khayat Mosque was inaugurated. 9 May: A truck bombing kills 19 people and wounds 70 others. 2013 - 29 September: The 2013 Erbil bombings had occurred, which killed and wounded many people. The perpetrators are unknown. 2014 - 19 November: A bombing occurs near the governor’s office. 2015 - 17 April: A car bomb explodes outside the U.S. consulate. 2017 - 29 October: Protesters storm the Iraqi Kurdistan parliament after Masoud Barzani announces his resignation. 2018 23 July: Unknown gunmen attack the Erbil Governorate building. 4 August: A fire destroys much of the Qaysari Bazaar. 25 October: A fire destroys much of the second-hand shops in the city’s commercial district. 2020 - 30 September: Rocket attacks target Erbil International Airport. 2021 The Erbil Illusion Museum was established 15 February: Multiple rocket attacks strike Erbil. The claimed perpetrator is Saraya Awliya Al-Dam.U.S. Department of State, February 15, 2021. 24 February: The Armenian Cultural Center opens. 14 April: Erbil International Airport gets attacked by drones.Reuters, April 14, 2021. 25 June: A fire destroys Hawler Mall. 6 July: Explosive-laden drones attack the airport of Erbil. 2022 28 June: Two university professors are killed in a shooting in the Salahaddin University of Erbil.The National News, Two university professors killed in shooting in Iraq’s Erbil. 2024 8 April: A fire destroys second-hand shops in the Langa Bazaar.Zagros Newsمرّة أخرى.. النار تلتهم عشرات المحال التجارية بسوق اللنكة وسط أربيل. 5 May: A fire destroys much of the shops of Qaysari Bazaar.Rudaw News, اندلاع حريق في سوق "قيصري" وسط أربيل .
References