village in that place around the 6th millennium BC.

A general view shows the citadel of the Kurdish city of Arbil in northern Iraq, 09 January 2008. Media reports have said that UNESCO has plans to restore the citadel, which is located in the center of Arbil, and is built on layers of archaeological ruins which represent consecutive historical settlements, since the building of the first village in that place around the 6th millennium BC. The citadel witnessed the rule of many consecutive nations, starting by the Sumarians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, and Muslims

A general view shows one of the entrances to the citadel of the Kurdish city of Arbil in northern Iraq, 09 January 2008. Media reports have said that UNESCO has plans to restore the citadel, which is located in the center of Arbil, and is built on layers of archaeological ruins which represent consecutive historical settlements, since the building of the first village in that place around the 6th millennium BC. The citadel witnessed the rule of many consecutive nations, starting by the Sumarians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, and Muslims