Timeline of Erbil

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. The minaret was built by the Turcoman prince Gökböri during the reign of Saladin.
• 1870 - Mustafa Agha became the first Director Municipality of Erbil.
• 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.
• 1943 - The Library of Erbil was established.
• 1966 - 7 September: Erbil Chamber of Commerce was founded.
• 1968
  • Gilkand Park was established.
  • 3 November: Erbil’s main football club, Erbil SC, was formed.
• 1981 - Salahaddin University was relocated to Erbil from Sulaymaniyah.
• 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.
• 1992 - Erbil becomes the capital of the Kurdistan Region.
• 1996
  • The Erbil Polytechnic University was founded.
  • 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.
• 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.
  • The Kurdish Textile Museum was established.
• 2005
  • Hawler Medical University was founded.
  • 4 May: The 2005 Erbil bombing occurred, killing many people.
  • 7 July: Erbil International Airport officially opened.
• 2006 - The University of Kurdistan Hewler was established.
• 2007
  • 11 January: The United States conduct a raid on the Iranian Liaison 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.
  • 24 February: The Armenian Cultural Center opens.
  • 14 April: Erbil International Airport gets attacked by drones.
  • 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.
• 2024
  • 8 April: A fire destroys second-hand shops in the Langa Bazaar.
  • 5 May: A fire destroys much of the shops of Qaysari Bazaar.

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