Arbela
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Arbela is the ancient name of the modern city of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, historically known as a major Assyrian and later Hellenistic center near the site of Alexander the Great’s victory at the Battle of Gaugamela.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arbela canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
historical settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Alexander the Great ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Assyria ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian Empire
Parthian Empire ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Arba-ilu
ⓘ
Arbail ⓘ Arbelae ⓘ Erbil ⓘ
surface form:
Arbīl
|
| hasContinuityWith | Erbil ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Inanna
ⓘ
surface form:
Ishtar of Arbela
|
| hasHistoricalEventNearby | Battle of Gaugamela ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Erbil ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Hellenistic center
ⓘ
major Assyrian center ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid period
Hellenistic period ⓘ Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Assyrian period
Parthian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Parthian period
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanian period
|
| knownFor |
Assyrian religious importance
ⓘ
proximity to the Battle of Gaugamela ⓘ strategic location on trade routes ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kurdistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi Kurdistan
Mesopotamia ⓘ northern Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Zagros Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedOn | historic routes between Mesopotamia and Iran ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Roman historical texts
ⓘ
classical Greek sources ⓘ cuneiform inscriptions ⓘ |
| modernEquivalent | Erbil ⓘ |
| near | site of the Battle of Gaugamela ⓘ |
| partOf |
Assyria
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic world
|
| predecessorOf | modern city of Erbil ⓘ |
| region | Kurdistan ⓘ |
| religiousRole | center of Ishtar of Arbela cult ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
commercial
ⓘ
military ⓘ |
| timeDepth |
Bronze Age origins
ⓘ
Iron Age prominence ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.