SULAIMANIYA | Grand Millennium Hotel | 38 fl | 150 m | T/O

[MKTJ]

Shary Jwan Project is composed of a 28-story tower assigned for a Five Star Hotel (22550 m2 Buildup area) which has 196 guest rooms, 55 suites and special suites, five restaurants (Mexican, Chinese, Italian, Lebanese and All day dining restaurant) beside a revolving restaurant at the top of the tower, and all other areas that five star hotels include.

One auditorium accommodating 300 seats (6846 m2) and one ball room for 750 people (5378 m2) are annexed to the tower.

The whole project is located at the top of a hill about 50 meters above the street level overlooking the whole city of sulaimaniya.

The above mentioned buildings are surrounded by well designed landscape, parking and access roads.

http://binaalghad.com/Projects.htm

http://www.ameinfo.com/212035.html

Faruk Group Holding

Renders

[MKTJ]

According to OVO Construction Ltd (works on mechanical assembly to facing works) the project should be completed on 10.05.2010.
http://www.ovo.com.tr/eng/project_de...sp?proje_id=78

Originally Posted by kurd123

[elusive]

the revolving restaurant is going to have the most amazing view!

[kurd123]

By the way guys, the faruk group holding link sais it will be 38 stores, maybe a mistake?

"The tower consists of 38 floors with a total height of 150 m from the top of the hill. "

[Aashiq]

Wow didn't see this side of Iraq.

btw the hotel looks nice

[sheytanElKebir]

Originally Posted by kurd123

By the way guys, the faruk group holding link sais it will be 38 stores, maybe a mistake?

"The tower consists of 38 floors with a total height of 150 m from the top of the hill. "

from render and construction images it looks to be 25 floors.

[elusive]

more renders:







looks grand

[BigDreamer]

wow.. very nice ! thx elusive

[Aashiq]

Looks sexy

[Ras Siyan]

Very nice tower in a wonderful country! Keep it up ya Iraq!

[elusive]

Originally Posted by Ras Siyan

Very nice tower in a wonderful country! Keep it up ya Iraq!

thanks for the comment Ras Siyan

[Galandar]

Wow very glad to see such a construction development in Iraq. Congratulations!

[zaidoun123]

This 39-floor building is being touted as northern Iraq’s take on Dubai’s famous ‘seven star’ hotel. But critics say the development doesn’t serve the needs of locals.
Tanya Goudsouzian
print | email | discuss It is being touted as Iraqi Kurdistan’s answer to the Burj Al Arab, Dubai’s ‘seven-star’ hotel.

On paper, this statement might seem an aberration for those who are familiar with the dusty, small towns of northern Iraq. Yet the 39-floor concrete structure has been popularly dubbed “Burj Suleimanieh,” even though the owner has already announced that it will be “The Grand Millennium Suleimanieh,” affiliated with the high-end British franchise.

Construction work began in June 2006. It was originally slated for completion by summer of 2010, but the deadline was pushed back by a year due to unforeseen logistical snags.
The relatively secure Iraqi Kurdistan region is still considered a war zone, says the project manager, Amer Jawad. It has been challenging to bring in the foreign expertise required to meet the lofty standards and specifications, he says.

The hotel, designed by an Abu Dhabi-based architecture firm, will contain five executive floors, one revolving restaurant, and two swimming pools. Finding skilled labor was also an issue, says Jawad, adding that many of the workers had to be brought from Baghdad or India.
None of this has thwarted the ambitions of Farouk Mala Mustafa, chairman of Farouk Holding Group and owner of telecom giant Asia Cell, which, with an 8,000-strong staff, is the second biggest employer after the regional government. He also owns two cement factories, several other hotels, and a medium-cost housing complex called the Goyzha Project on the outskirts of the city.

“[Mustafa] is doing this because he loves his city; his goal is to serve the people of Suleimanieh,” says Warzer Sarwar, his nephew and the project’s resident engineer.

Critics of the project say that such a large-scale venture is premature and that $150 million could have been better spent on meeting the needs of the local populace, who earn average monthly salaries of $500 and make do with a 12-hour-daily ration of electricity.

Mustafa is also in the process of building a 400-bed hospital, which although it will be private, will fund a charitable foundation to help cover the needs of those who cannot afford health care.

In recent years, there has been growing frustration among residents of Suleimanieh that the neighboring city of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish region, has attracted the majority of foreign investment. Soaring silver towers now grace the urban landscape of Erbil, as well as clusters of de facto commercial zones, such as English Village and American Village, which house the regional representation offices of the likes of LG and Ernst & Young. Suleimanieh, residents say, has been left behind.

Kamran Ahmed Abdulla, minister of planning and reconstruction for the Kurdistan Regional Government, said: “We are currently surveying Kurdistan’s infrastructure, so we can evaluate the needs of the region. We can then develop a plan to improve our infrastructure.”

Additional reporting by Lara Fatah in Suleimanieh, Kurdistan

- Trends magazine



This article says its 39 floors? It doesnt seem like it though?

[zaidoun123]

here is the link incase you dont see the picture.


http://www.kippreport.com/2010/03/ku...-burj-al-arab/

[BigDreamer]

thanks for the post zaidoun123

here is the pic from the article:

[elusive]

Originally Posted by zaidoun123

This 39-floor building is being touted as northern Iraq’s take on Dubai’s famous ‘seven star’ hotel. But critics say the development doesn’t serve the needs of locals.
Tanya Goudsouzian
print | email | discuss It is being touted as Iraqi Kurdistan’s answer to the Burj Al Arab, Dubai’s ‘seven-star’ hotel.

On paper, this statement might seem an aberration for those who are familiar with the dusty, small towns of northern Iraq. Yet the 39-floor concrete structure has been popularly dubbed “Burj Suleimanieh,” even though the owner has already announced that it will be “The Grand Millennium Suleimanieh,” affiliated with the high-end British franchise.

Construction work began in June 2006. It was originally slated for completion by summer of 2010, but the deadline was pushed back by a year due to unforeseen logistical snags.
The relatively secure Iraqi Kurdistan region is still considered a war zone, says the project manager, Amer Jawad. It has been challenging to bring in the foreign expertise required to meet the lofty standards and specifications, he says.

The hotel, designed by an Abu Dhabi-based architecture firm, will contain five executive floors, one revolving restaurant, and two swimming pools. Finding skilled labor was also an issue, says Jawad, adding that many of the workers had to be brought from Baghdad or India.
None of this has thwarted the ambitions of Farouk Mala Mustafa, chairman of Farouk Holding Group and owner of telecom giant Asia Cell, which, with an 8,000-strong staff, is the second biggest employer after the regional government. He also owns two cement factories, several other hotels, and a medium-cost housing complex called the Goyzha Project on the outskirts of the city.

“[Mustafa] is doing this because he loves his city; his goal is to serve the people of Suleimanieh,” says Warzer Sarwar, his nephew and the project’s resident engineer.

Critics of the project say that such a large-scale venture is premature and that $150 million could have been better spent on meeting the needs of the local populace, who earn average monthly salaries of $500 and make do with a 12-hour-daily ration of electricity.

Mustafa is also in the process of building a 400-bed hospital, which although it will be private, will fund a charitable foundation to help cover the needs of those who cannot afford health care.

In recent years, there has been growing frustration among residents of Suleimanieh that the neighboring city of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish region, has attracted the majority of foreign investment. Soaring silver towers now grace the urban landscape of Erbil, as well as clusters of de facto commercial zones, such as English Village and American Village, which house the regional representation offices of the likes of LG and Ernst & Young. Suleimanieh, residents say, has been left behind.

Kamran Ahmed Abdulla, minister of planning and reconstruction for the Kurdistan Regional Government, said: “We are currently surveying Kurdistan’s infrastructure, so we can evaluate the needs of the region. We can then develop a plan to improve our infrastructure.”

Additional reporting by Lara Fatah in Suleimanieh, Kurdistan

- Trends magazine



This article says its 39 floors? It doesnt seem like it though?

it'll serve the needs of the locals in the future when tourism increases and more jobs will be available

[kurd123]

So it is 39 flours?

P.S kurdistan has alot of tourists coming, with an increase every year.. most people hear iraq, and think war.. people are not aware..
and the locals will allways complain, only I know them.. even if their millionairs they will stay cry for more.. kurdistan is not a war zone....

[sheytanElKebir]

Originally Posted by kurd123

So it is 39 flours?

P.S kurdistan has alot of tourists coming, with an increase every year.. most people hear iraq, and think war.. people are not aware..
and the locals will allways complain, only I know them.. even if their millionairs they will stay cry for more.. kurdistan is not a war zone....

it is not 39 floors. its 28 floors.

[.: hayat :.]

looks...high?

[elusive]

update:

image hosted on flickr


image hosted on flickr