Business
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Erbil: Pace of growth straining capital’s infrastructure
Wednesday, 07 December 2011The view from the 23rd floor of the Divan, Erbil’s newest five-star hotel, which opens early next year, provides the perfect vantage point from which to survey the construction boom that is gripping the capital of Kurdistan, northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous region.In blocks immediately surrounding th...
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iErbil Exclusive: The design for the newly announced Erbil Kempinski Hotel in Kurdistan Region - Iraq
Tuesday, 06 December 2011The hotel project is located between the Erbil Rotana Hotel and the fast-food complex on Gulan Road (close to the Italian City, and opposite the Sami Abdulrahman Park. The hotel, with 28 floors, as seen on the rendering, will become a true icon in Erbil, with a contemporary design unmatched in this ...
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From Iraq to India, luxury development on the rise overseas
Tuesday, 22 November 2011Two months ago, the Claremont Group, a development firm based on the Upper East Side, broke ground on its first luxury development overseas: a 1,600-unit gated community just outside downtown Erbil, the peaceful, pro-American capital of Kurdistan, in northern Iraq. The Atlantic, as the project is...
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iErbil Exclusive: Erbil Kempinski Hotel is under construction!
Saturday, 19 November 2011Several years ago, Kempinski laid the foundation stone for the Kempinski Erbil Park Hotel - the first international hotel chain to enter Kurdistan Region then - amid a large media frenzy. But due to unknown reasons, the renowned German hotelier pulled out from the project, and now the same building ...