28 August 2011
Nineveh - Nineveh Investment Board has licensed the construction  of two hotels to the south and north of the provincial capital, Mosul.

Investment Board chief Muwaffaq Yunis told AKnews that a Turkish construction company has undertaken the contract at a combined cost of $78 million.

The first project, a five-storey hotel surrounded by landscaped gardens will be built in the al-Qyara district, 30 km south of Mosul, and features an amusement park and swimming pool.

The other project, a seven-storey hotel complete with a Turkish restaurant, a sports stadium and leisure center is planned in Cascades City, 10 km north of Mosul.

Construction on both projects is scheduled to begin at the start of 2012, to be completed within 10-months.

Yunis said the hotels will be constructed to modern Turkish designs and specifications.

© AK News 2011