Erbil

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geo
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Erbil

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Hi all, just was wondering how close is Erbil to all the fighting now going on in Iraq..that I believe is the modern name for Gaugamela right?
Twenty four centuries have past and we still fight there......rgards,
George
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Re: Erbil

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Hi George, We haven't seen you on here for some time.Erbil is actually Arbela, which was the nearest big town to Gaugamela, but still 70 miles away. Arbela is where Darius had his headquarters; after the battle Alexander raced through the night to get there, but by the time he arrived Darius had gone.It looks very green at present - not like the sandy parts of southern Iraq, doesn't it ?
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