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A Medieval City Within Assyrian Walls: The Continuity of the Town of Arbīl in Northern Mesopotamia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2014

Karel Nováček ,
Narmin Ali Muhammad Amin  and
Miroslav Melčák
Karel Nováček
Affiliation:
University of West Bohemia Plzeň, Czech Republic, knovacek@kar.zcu.cz
Narmin Ali Muhammad Amin
Affiliation:
Salahaddin University Hawlêr (Arbīl), Iraq - CRNS Paris, UMR 8167 (Orient et Méditerranée), France
Miroslav Melčák
Affiliation:
University of West Bohemia Plzeň, Czech Republic, knovacek@kar.zcu.cz
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This study presents a first attempt at an archaeological topography of the city of Arbīl (Arbela, Urbilum, Arbail). Arbīl's large tell and citadel are among the most famous sites in northern Iraq, although research on the site has begun only recently. The study of the immediate hinterlands of the tell, complementary use of written sources, remote sensing and surveys offer a perspective on the extremely long-term evolution of the lower town, whose architectural remains have entirely disappeared under modern building development. Despite many lacunae in the data and a predominance of indirect hypotheses, the urban structure of Assyrian Arbail becomes comprehensible in the context of other Assyrian royal capitals. During the Islamic period, the city underwent a transformation, which merged the once prosperous Sasanian provincial capital with the expanding Muslim community.

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IRAQ , Volume 75 , 2013 , pp. 1 - 42
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