Erbil, Iraq

The city of Erbil, Iraq, has seen a population boom in recent decades, from about 500,000 in 1980 to 1.6 million today. Much of this growth followed the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, as modern housing, luxury hotels, well-paved roads and other infrastructure were built throughout the city. Expansion has generally followed a pattern of concentric circles around the central Citadel of Erbil, which dates to the 5th millennium BC.

36.191188°, 44.009189°

Source imagery: Google Timelapse / Planet

[Beepbeepbeepbe]

You can see the positive effects of the 2003 Iraq war for this city. Kinda crazy.

[wintercutiecold]

Our history teacher said hawker looks like a spider city

[Foxxwolf]

Can I get one of the coverage of Israel? If not that's fine, I was just curious, if not a little hopeful.

[websitemartian]

it exploded after 2003 ? isn't that when we were supposably destroying everything

[pippin]

Why does Ebril have so many ring roads?

[onlymackyy]

Hawker/Erbil, Kurdistan
Not Erbil, Iraq