Erbil

Erbil is the capital and largest city of the Arab Union territory of Kurdistan, located in the centre-west of the territory. According to the 2020 Arab Union census, Erbil had a population of 1,179,465. Before Kurdistan was separated from Iraq (one of the 20 republics of the Arab Union]] and made its own territory in 1992, Erbil was the sixth-most populous city in Iraq. It has always been a majority Kurdish city, although to this day continues to have a significant Arab minority (22.35% according to the 2020 census), and many other smaller ethnic minorities as well, making it one of the most diverse and cosmopolitan cities in the Arab Union.