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Sulaimaniyah
(Kurdistan-Iraq) -
Farouq Al Mulla Abdullah, chairman of 'Asia Al
Kurdia' company, based in Sulaimaniyah (350 km
northeast of Baghdad) has launched its tourist
project under the name of 'City of Beauty', which is
considered as the biggest tourist project in the
province.
The project consists of a hotel of 28 floors (5
stars) and modern tourist facilities, constructed on
a hill in the middle of Sulaimaniyah city, at the
cost of 60 million dollars.
Mustafa Tajir, chairman of the first
telecommunication company in Iraq (Asiacell) said,
"The lack of investment projects in Iraqi Kurdistan
necessitates our hard work to attract foreign
investments to the region, through setting
investment plans that suit the needs of the region."
He confirmed, "The government of the region
encourages such investments and offers all legal
facilities, for the purpose of attracting foreign
investments to the region. As for us (Asiacell), we
rely on foreign expertise in establishing our
investment projects in the region. As for the
finance of these projects, it is self-finance."
As regards the reasons for the delay of the local
companies in tourist investment, especially as
Kurdistan is considered as the most Iraqi region in
its readiness for tourist investment, he said,
"There are no investing companies, in the accurate
sense of the word, What we have now consists of
contractors and small companies that united with
companies under the umbrella of investment."
The hotel which is intended to be established in
Azmar Mountain is [Telefric (cable car)]. It is the
first time that the cable car service is allowed in
Iraqi tourist sites. "The tourist project has a
special significance as it is connected with a
comprehensive tourist plan in the region, which is
concerned about the execution of several projects
all over the province."
Al Hayat
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