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The property sits on an archaeological tell where excavations at the site started under HCECR monitoring, therefore the site and its immediate and wider setting retain an important archaeological potential contributing to its historic authenticity. The urban structure of the formerly fortified settlement of the Ottoman period is preserved to a sufficient extent to allow its understanding and appreciation.
Demolition and abandonment were not accompanied by replacements with modern, incompatible materials and forms, leaving substance and design of the historic city relatively preserved, despite that materials from existing buildings were used to erect temporary housing by newcomers who occupied the site for a couple of decades.
This phenomenon however provides an insight on the archaeological mound-building process. If in terms of location the development scheme of Erbil has marked the central position of the Citadel, authenticity of setting is being improved thanks to specific guidelines. The site represents a physical and symbolic landmark of Erbil city landscape but also a popular venue for gatherings of former residents and Friday prayers: links and sense of belonging of the local populations and former inhabitants represent important aspects for a long-term revitalisation of Erbil Citadel and its reintegration into the city as a vital and living element.
The Citadel is a protected site under the legislation of Iraq and of the Kurdistan region. The authority in charge of its revitalization efforts, the High Commission for Erbil Citadel Revitalization HCECR , is working in a strategic partnership with UNESCO and other agencies to conserve and rehabilitate the Citadel through programs of physical improvements within the framework of detailed studies and plans that have been the basis for the Conservation and Rehabilitation Master Plan for Erbil Citadel.
The important archaeological potential of the immediate and wider setting of the property requires the same level of attention for architectural and urban dimensions. The current efforts to revitalize the Citadel and the strong relationship that the people of Erbil have with it, will be determining factors in returning the Citadel to the role and position it has always held in its history, as a living place central to the life of the city of Erbil and the northern regions of Iraq, and as an urban landscape of importance for all humanity.
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Erbil Citadel Erbil Citadel is a fortified settlement on top of an imposing ovoid-shaped tell a hill created by many generations of people living and rebuilding on the same spot in the Kurdistan region, Erbil Governorate. Citadel van Erbil De citadel van Erbil is een versterkte nederzetting op de top van een imposante, eivormige tell een heuvel ontstaan doordat veel generaties op dezelfde plek leefden en herbouwden.
Source: unesco. Outstanding Universal Value Brief description Erbil Citadel is a rare surviving example of a formerly fortified settlement which has grown up on the top of an imposing ovoid-shaped tell.
The ancient Mesopotamian religion did not die out entirely in the region until the 10th century AD. Country Region Year Name of the property. Its geographical focus is the plain around the city of Erbil, the capital of Erbil governorate and of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Environmental management To overview page Corporate biodiversity management. During the Invasion of Iraq , a United States special forces task force was headquartered just outside Erbil.
Integrity The property encompasses an intact archaeological tell which still keeps its role of landmark in the landscape of Erbil. EPAS will investigate explicitly the distribution of cities, towns, villages and water across the plain, to test the hypothesis that the center of the empire was highly planned in terms of demography, agriculture, and hydrology. The project makes extensive use of satellite imagery for site and feature identification, especially declassified intelligence photographs from the CORONA program.
A preliminary assessment recovered almost 1, sites. These places will be visited, their site status confirmed, then mapped and artifacts collected from their surfaces. Overview of Results. In four field seasons , EPAS investigated square kilometers of the survey area, and it recovered archaeological sites, ranging in time from the Proto-Hassuna ca. These sites included previously undocumented urban centers of the Early Bronze Age ca.
AD The team also recovered new surface canals, probably of Neo-Assyrian date.
Iraq The Morphology of Neo-Assyrian Cities. Subartu Edited by Eckart Frahm. Oxford and Malden: Wiley Blackwell. Ur, J.