Why go
- Capital and largest city of Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
- Served by Qayyarah West Airport (RQW).
History
Erbil, also called Hawler, is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the capital of the Erbil Governorate. Erbil is described as the region's cultural, economic, industrial, educational and medical hub.
Where to stay
Peshawa Qazi Street, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 44001, Iraq · marionhotelerbil.com
Gulan St, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq · rotana.com
إقليم كوردستان، 32 Park, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 44001, Iraq · wyndhamhotels.com
60 Meter St, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq · dedeman.com
52W2+QHQ, Barzany Namr, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq · erbilviewhotel.com
6X6R+84Q اربيل إقليم كوردستان، 44001, Iraq · helmondhotel.com
100m, 44001, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq · cristalhospitality.com
Barzani Namir, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq · erbilinthotel.com
52G6+VR5، Opposite The Museume Erbil, Kirkuk, Erbil, Iraq · erbilquartzhotel.shop
بجانب ماكسي مول، شارع شورش, Erbil، إقليم كوردستان، 44001, Iraq · thebesttimehotel.bookmystay.io
Kirkuk Road, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 44001, Iraq · linktr.ee
Ainkawa St, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 44001, Iraq · larochehotelerbil.com
6X6J+F4M, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 44001, Iraq · sipanhotels.com
60 Meter Street Shorish Bridge اربيل إقليم كوردستان، 44001, Iraq · vanroyal-hotel.com
Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq · instagram.com
Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq · banojhotel.com
60 Meters St, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq · darinplaza.net
5XX7+G7V, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 44001, Iraq · jouhaynahotel.com
Kurdistan Region of Iraq PO 44, Kurdistan Region of Iraq Facing Sami Abdul-Rahman Park, Gulan St, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 44001, Iraq · booking.com
Gulan St, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 44001, Iraq · divan.com.tr
Gulan Street Ankawa Intersection, No: 2163/40, Erbil, Kurdistan, 44001, Iraq · radissonhotels.com
52GQ+R3R, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq
52VW+JF5, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq
مقابل اسكان تاور مجاور مطعم كباب عرفان, Kurdistan, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 00964, Iraq
6222+34C, 60m St, François Mitterrand Bridge, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 44001, Iraq
Permam Street، shorsh street, Erbil, 44001, Iraq
5XQV+QQ5، 60 m. Opposite side of Sami Abdulrahman Park, Zaza St, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq
52W2+XVW مقابل كازينوعنتر، شارع ثلاثين, شارع، بارزاني نمر, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 44001, Iraq
شارع كركوك - بغداد اربيل قرب تابلومول, 44001, Iraq
Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq
6X8Q+37Q, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq
kirkuk Rd . oppsite to Tablo Mall اربيل اربيل فندق ولات مقابل تابلو مول, Erbil, 44001, Iraq
Alban street, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq
52WP+67R, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq
60 Meter St., Erbil, Iraq
Indoor
Indoor
52J6+8XF, Barzany Namr, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq
Indoor
Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 44001, Iraq · booking.com
623V+7HQ Shex turab, Peshawa Qazi, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq
Restaurants & places to go
Burger, Pizza, Seafood, Restaurant · Our restaurant is the heaven to the food lovers. (HAPPY PLACE) Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor… · facebook.com
Italian, Pizza, Burger, Restaurant · No.1 & 5 stars Italian Food Restaurant in Erbil Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-02:00 Features: air conditioning · شەقامی… · corleone-erbil.com
German, Restaurant · German Restaurant, fresh German drafted Beer, daily open 12 to 12, German Food Opening hours: Mo-Su 17:00-02:00 · هەولێر, 44003 · deutscher-hof-international.com
Restaurant · It is Social Community_Cultural Center and restaurant Opening hours: 20:00-02:00 Features: air conditioning · 128, Ankawa Shlama, أربيل, 44003 · assyriancc.org
Pizza, Chicken, Korean, Burger, Juice, Donut, Salad, Tea, Fries, Shawarma, Pasta, Sandwich, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: outdoor seating,… · wa.me
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: 10:00-00:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, halal, air conditioning · شەقامی کەرکووک, ھەولێر, 44001 · texaschickenarabia.com
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-00:00 Features: delivery · شەقامی عەنکاوە, هەولێر, 44001 · m.facebook.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-00:00 Features: takeaway · ھەولێر, 44001 · facebook.com
Fish, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24/7 · 123, هەولێر, 44003 · facebook.com
Steak House, Lebanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-00:30 Features: takeaway · ھەولێر, 44001 · erbilsteakhouse.com
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24/7 · 100 شەقامی پێشەوا قازی, أربيل, 44001 · guvenc-restaurant.com
Sandwich, Pizza, Coffee Shop, Burger, Italian, Kebab, American, Juice, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-01:00 Features: halal · شەقامی کۆیە, هەولێر,… · icelandrestaurant.com
Kebab, Pizza, Burger, Sandwich, Japanese, Ice Cream, Vietnamese, Cafe · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: outdoor seating · hassarokan kornesh, أربيل, 44001 · snapchat.com
Arab, Asian, Diner, Fish, Grill, Ice Cream, International, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:30-00:30 · شەقامی بەحرکە, هەولێر, 44003 · share.google
Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 16:00-23:00 · Mozart Plaza, Dream City, ھەولێر, 44001 · instagram.com
Tea, Cake, Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-12:00 · هەولێر, 44003 · instagram.com
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24/7 · شەقامی عەنکاوە, هەولێر, 44003 · pakfoodcenter.com
International, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-01:00 · شەقامی ئەلبان, ھەولێر, 44001 · facebook.com
Fast Food, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 Features: delivery, air conditioning · شەقامی پێشەوا قازی, ھەولێر, 44001 · instagram.com
Cake, Chicken, Coffee Shop, Diner, Fish, Ice Cream, Kebab, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 · شەقامی دانیاڵ قەساب, هەولێر, 44001 · keto-restaurant-and-shop.business.site
Breakfast, Burger, Chicken, Friture, Grill, Kebab, Sandwich, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-20:00 · 332-200, هەولێر · gmail.com
Turkish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 17:00-23:00 · شەقامی کوردستان, ھەولێر, 44001 · fb.me
Mexican, Burger, Pizza, Coffee Shop, Pasta, Restaurant · Opening hours: 11:00-23:00 Features: vegan options, halal · شەقامی کانی, هەولێر, 44003
Brunch, Coffee Shop, Juice, Dessert, Korean Toast, Restaurant · Opening hours: 08:00-00:00 Features: vegan options, halal · P7 شەقامی پێشەوا قازی, هەولێر, 44001
Indian, Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options, halal · Majdal Street, هەولێر, 44003
Chinese, Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 · هەولێر
Dessert, Burger, Pizza, Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Kebab, Juice, Chocolate, Cafe · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: outdoor seating, delivery · 1, ھەولێر, 44001
Friture, Sandwich, Steak House, Tea, Restaurant · Opening hours: Sa-Th 08:30-22:00 · شەقامی نەورۆز, ھەولێر
Italian Pizza, Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-23:00 · شەقامی کۆیە, هەولێر
Seafood, Italian Pizza, Tea, Chicken, Pizza, Burger, Steak House, Fish, Sushi, Italian, Sandwich, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-12:00 · شەقامی نافع…
Greek, Restaurant · Greek restaurant · هەولێر, 44003 · facebook.com
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 · هەولێر, 44003 · facebook.com
Ice Cream · Opening hours: Su-Mo,We,Tu,Th-Sa 10:00-02:00 · شەقامی پیرمام, ھەولێر · snapchat.com
Biergarten · Opening hours: 24/7 · 0 ئەندازیاران, هەولێر, 44001 · hawlergov.org
Regional + Fish, Restaurant · Opening hours: 11:00-22:00 · Gulan, هەولێر, 44001
Coffeehouse, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 16:00-00:00 Features: outdoor seating · شەقامی دانیاڵ قەساب, هەولێر, 44001
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Sa-Th 11:30-18:30 · شەقامی بارزانی نەمر, ھەولێر, 44001
Russian, Cafe · Opening hours: 24/7 · 43 شەقامی برایەتی, 4600
Beef Bowl, Chicken, Curry, Diner, Donut, Fish And Chips, Restaurant · Beef Bowl/Chicken restaurant · 07730091126 شارع كولان. Gulan street, أربيل, 44001
Japanese, Restaurant · Features: takeaway · هەولێر, 44003
Fish And Chips, Seafood, Fish, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating, delivery, air conditioning · شەقامی کوردستان, ھەولێر, 44001
Fried Chicken, Burger, Restaurant · Features: halal
Juice, Coffee Shop, Cake, Donut, Cafe · Features: outdoor seating · شەقامی پیرمام, ھەولێر, 44001
Falafel, Fast Food · Features: halal · شەقامی مەلا ئەفەندی, هەولێر, 44001
Nepalese, Restaurant · Nepalese restaurant
353 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Erbil International Airport (EBL) 7.5 km to the centre
Arbil, AR, IQ — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 20 airlines (Zoom Airlines, Atlasjet, Germania, Maastricht Airlines…) · direct flights to 20 destinations incl. Amman, Ankara, Stockholm, Adana, Beirut… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 20 airlines, 20 direct destinations
- Zoom Airlines Z4 (A321) · 5 routes: Adana, Amman, Ankara, Beirut, Stockholm
- Atlasjet KK (A320) · 3 routes: Adana, Ankara, Istanbul
- Germania ST (737-700) · 3 routes: Duesseldorf, Munich, Stockholm
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (A320) · 2 routes: Gothenborg*, Stockholm*
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321, 737-800) · 2 routes: Antalya, Istanbul
- Air Arabia G9 (A320) · 1 route: Sharjah
- Austrian Airlines OS (A319) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Cameroon Airlines UY (M83) · 1 route: Tbilisi
- Egyptair MS (A320, A321) · 1 route: Cairo
- Emirates EK (A330-200) · 1 route: Dubai
- Etihad Airways EY (A320) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Fly Dubai FZ (737-800) · 1 route: Dubai
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319) · 1 route: Frankfurt
- Mahan Air W5 (313) · 1 route: Tehran
- Middle East Airlines ME (A320, A321) · 1 route: Beirut
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800) · 1 route: Ankara
- Qatar Airways QR (A320) · 1 route: Doha
- Royal Falcon RL (A320) · 1 route: Amman
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A319, Embraer 195, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Amman
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800) · 1 route: Amsterdam
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Qayyarah West Airport (RQW) 93 km to the centre
Qayyarah, NI, IQ — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Bashur Airfield 48 km to the centre
Bashur, AR, IQ
Bashiqah Airport 68 km to the centre
NI, IQ
Qayyarah South Airport 83 km to the centre
NI, IQ
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Qayyarah West Airport (RQW); 4 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Erbil, Iraq. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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