Timeline of Erbil

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region.

Prior to 20th century

 * 1232 - Mudhafaria Minaret built.
 * 1870 - Mustafa Agha became first Director Municipality of Erbil.
 * 1883 - Sheikh Choli Mosque built.

20th century

 * 1918 – Erbil occupied by British forces on November
 * 1923 - Ahmed Othman became first Governor of Erbil.
 * 1930 - Erbil al-Aulla School established.
 * 1943 - Library of Erbil established.
 * 1966 - 7 September: Erbil Chamber of Commerce founded.
 * 1968
 * Gilkand Park established
 * 3 November: Erbil SC (football club) formed.
 * 1981 - Salahaddin University moved to Erbil from Sulaymaniyah.
 * 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
 * 1992 - City becomes capital of the Kurdistan Region
 * 1996
 * Erbil Polytechnic University founded.
 * 31 August: City occupied by forces of Iraqi Republican Guard.

21st century

 * 2001 - Politician Franso Hariri assassinated.
 * 2004
 * 1 February: Bombings.
 * Kurdish Textile Museum established.
 * 2005
 * Hawler Medical University founded.
 * 4 May : bombing.
 * 7 July: Erbil International Airport opens.
 * 2006 - University of Kurdistan Hewler established.
 * 2007
 * Jalil Khayat Mosque built.
 * 9 May: Bombing.
 * 2013 - 29 September: Bombings.
 * 2014 - 19 November: Bombing.
 * 2015 - 17 April: Car Bomb Explodes Outside US Consulate.
 * 2017 - 29 October: Protesters storm Iraqi Kurdistan parliament after Barzani announces resignation
 * 2018
 * 23 July: Erbil governorate building attack by unknown Gunmen.
 * 4 August: Fire destroys Qaysari Bazaar.
 * 25 October: Fire destroys Second-hand shops.
 * 2020 - 30 September: Erbil International Airport rocket attacks
 * 2021
 * Illusion Museum established
 * 15 February: Erbil rocket attacks.
 * 24 February : Armenian Cultural Center opens.
 * 14 April: Erbil International Airport attacks by drones.
 * 25 June : Fire destroys Hawler Mall.
 * 6 July: Erbil International Airport attacks by drones.
 * 2022
 * 28 June: Two university professors killed in shooting in Erbil.
 * 2024
 * 8 April: Fire destroys Second-hand shops.
 * 5 May: Fire destroys Qaysari Bazaar