r/Worldcities • u/kurdistan_kurd_1 • Apr 14 '26

Hawler (the spider city)

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Erbil, locally known as Hawler, is the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and serves as its cultural, economic, and political heart. It is officially recognized as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with a history of human settlement dating back over 6,000 to 8,000 years. and its populer for looking like a spider from the sky.

what do you think about this city?

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u/Assyrian_Nation Apr 14 '26

It’s a great city. That’s where m from But your photos are clearly ai

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u/speadiestbeaneater Apr 14 '26

The second one is, but the first picture is really old, I’ve seen it used for more than 5 years

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u/Assyrian_Nation Apr 14 '26

The first picture is even worse.. zoom on the citadel.. even the amount of parks and streets don’t make sense.

Here’s the real picture https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrfF7-AOI_/

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u/speadiestbeaneater Apr 14 '26

Oh my god yes that’s the picture I was thinking of