Gondola · Erbil, Iraq
تەلەفریکی ھەولێر (Erbil Teleferic)
تەلەفریکی ھەولێر is a gondola near Erbil, Iraq. It climbs 2 m over 757 m, from 404 m to 406 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 32 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
3/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, تەلەفریکی ھەولێر is scarier than 3% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 6 of 6 in Iraq.
- Highest above the ground: about 32 m, as high as a 11-storey building, 468 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 171 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 0°.
Where does it start?
تەلەفریکی ھەولێر runs 757 m between two stations near Erbil, Iraq: the north station at 404 m above sea level (36.18533° N, 43.99935° E) and the south station at 406 m (36.17995° N, 44.00457° E).
Directions to the north station ↗ Directions to the south station ↗
- Ride time
- about 15 min
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.