Downtown Erbil

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Downtown Erbil
Project
Construction started2013
Construction costUS$3 billion
StatusCompleted
Developer Emaar
ArchitectEmaar
Location
Downtown Erbil
AddressQalaa Street, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan

Downtown Erbil (Kurdish : داون تاونی ھەولێر) is a mixed-use project featuring twin towers, residential and commercial space, hotels, malls and parks covering 541,000 square metres, located in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. The $3 billion project was launched in 2013 by Emaar. [1]

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  1. "Emaar aims to create 45,000 jobs in Iraq's Kurdish region". The National. 27 October 2013.