The Sindbad Hotel Complex and Conference Center was a proposed hotel to have been located in
Baghdad
Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...
, Iraq.
History
It was to be named after
Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad the Sailor (; or Sindbad) is a fictional mariner and the hero of a Literary cycle, story-cycle. He is described as hailing from Baghdad during the early Abbasid Caliphate (8th and 9th centuries A.D.). In the course of seven voyages thr ...
. Designed by architect
Hisham N. Ashkouri in 2004, it was to be the first new high-rise hotel, conference center and movie theater complex in modern
Baghdad
Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...
, as a symbol of the
reconstruction of Iraq. This new commercial center was designed to be a place for gathering and recreation, as well as to conduct the business of the emerging Iraqi economy. It would also be an employer of several hundred construction workers, bringing an influx of capital into the local economy, and after construction would employ several hundred more citizens in an ongoing capacity.
Though granted political risk insurance for the project by OPIC in 2004, private investors were hesitant to commit to the initial phases of development.
Total project cost was estimated in 2005 to be approximately $113 M USD.
See also
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Baghdad Renaissance Plan
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Tahrir Square Development
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Kabul, City of Light Development
References
External links
ARCADD, Inc.Sindbad Hotel Complex and Conference CenterSindbad Hotel Complex Fact Sheet
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Man With A Plan: Hisham Ashkouri
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