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T
he hills to the northwest of Erbil, Kurdistan’s capital city, have
witnessed some significant events.
In 331 BC, Alexander the Great defeated Darius III
of Persia here.
More than 2,000 years later,
the forces of Saddam Hussein,
the former Iraqi dictator,
launched their attack on the
city from the hillside.
Today, the same hillside is in
the line of sight of the Erbil
refinery, a recent addition to the
area but potentially just as significant.
The 40,000 barrels a day refinery is a symbol of the sweeping
changes that have taken place
in Iraq’s semi-autonomous
northern region over the past
decade – changes driven by the
wealth that lies underneath its
desolate
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