Geomorphological Analysis and Distribution of Landform of Erbil Masterplan Layout, 2030

The detailed geomorphological study and mapping were done for Erbil Masterplan layout 2030, in order to be useful planning urban development various land uses harmony with the instant expansion of city. map was constructed a scale1:320000 according basic geomorphic processes; structural, denudational, fluvial origin. city Urban area is situated Low Folded Zone, surrounded from north by Pirmam anticline –Bastora stream south Dimeer -Shamamk plain west bordered Greater Zab River east hills badlands Shalgha-Bestana area. pattern processes divided into three main landscapes that are different rock exposure,topography,tectonics, drainage pattern:Hilly mountainous landscape zone; Mound High Land Zone and; Alluvial zone. most complex landform structural erosional origin occupied north, north-eastern, western because endogentic exogenitic activity (uplifting, folding, faulting, high rate rainfall dense pattern). other mostly contains like alluvial plain, fan, river terraces. Generally, slope directions towards southwest, therefore faced flood hazards during strong rainfall. For first time detail significant landforms plotted using field data satellite images digital elevation models,such as Aster, Quick Bird google earth.