Timeline of Erbil
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region.
Prior to 20th century
- 1232 - Mudhafaria Minaret built.[1]
- 1870 - Mustafa Agha became first Director Municipality of Erbil.[2]
- 1883 - Sheikh Choli Mosque built.[3]
20th century
- 1918 - Erbil occupied by British forces on November
- 1923 - Ahmed Othman became first Governor of Erbil.[4]
- 1930 - Erbil al-Aulla School established.[5]
- 1943 - Library of Erbil established.[6]
- 1966 - 7 September: Erbil Chamber of Commerce founded.[7]
- 1968
- 1981 - Salahaddin University moved to Erbil from Sulaymaniyah.[10]
- 1991 - 11 March: People in the Erbil attacked the Iraqi military bases and stormed government buildings and took control of the City and inflicted heavy damage on government forces[11]
- 1992 - City becomes capital of the Kurdistan Region[4]
- 1996
- Erbil Polytechnic University founded.[12]
- 31 August: City occupied by forces of Iraqi Republican Guard.[13]
21st century
- 2001 - Politician Franso Hariri assassinated.[14]
- 2004
- 1 February: Bombings.[15]
- Kurdish Textile Museum established.[16]
- 2005
- Hawler Medical University founded.[17]
- 4 May: Bombing.[18]
- 7 July: Erbil International Airport opens.[19]
- 2006 - University of Kurdistan Hewler established.[20]
- 2007
- 11 January: United States raid on the Iranian Liaison Office
- 19 January: Jalil Khayat Mosque inaugurated.[21]
- 9 May: Bombing.[22]
- 2013 - 29 September: Bombings.[23]
- 2014 - 19 November: Bombing.[24]
- 2015 - 17 April: Car bomb explodes outside US consulate.[25]
- 2017 - 29 October: Protesters storm Iraqi Kurdistan parliament after Barzani announces resignation[26]
- 2018
- 23 July: Erbil governorate building attack by unknown Gunmen.[27]
- 4 August: Fire destroys Qaysari Bazaar.[28]
- 25 October: Fire destroys Second-hand shops.[29]
- 2020 - 30 September: Erbil International Airport rocket attacks[30]
- 2021
- 2022
- 2024