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'''English Village''' is a British-built luxury housing compound located in western [[Erbil]], [[Kurdistan Region]], [[Iraq]]. The compound contains identical villas, the vast majority of which are used as offices for companies.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HiIlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA80|title=Iraqi Kurdistan in Middle Eastern Politics|last=Danilovich|first=Alex|date=2016-11-18|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781315468402|pages=80–82|language=en}}</ref> English Village is among several modern compounds in Erbil named after [[Western countries]], such as American Village, Italian Village and German Village.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/travel/26next.html|title=On War's Outer Edge in Kurdish Iraq|last=Beehner|first=Lionel|date=2008-10-24|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-02-03|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/cfbddeac-7040-11e4-bc6a-00144feabdc0|title=Kurdistan: a nation in waiting|last=Khalaf|first=Roula|date=2014-11-21|website=Financial Times|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> It represents an economic boom that occurred in Erbil at the turn of the 2010s.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/16/arrived-in-kurdistan-with-chemical-weapon-suit-iraq-saddam-hussein|title=Revisiting Kurdistan: 'If there is a success story in Iraq, it's here'|last=Harding|first=Luke|date=2014-07-16|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-02-03|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
'''English Village''' is a British-built luxury housing compound located in western [[Erbil]], [[Kurdistan Region]], [[Iraq]]. The compound contains identical villas, the vast majority of which are used as offices for companies.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HiIlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA80|title=Iraqi Kurdistan in Middle Eastern Politics|last=Danilovich|first=Alex|date=2016-11-18|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781315468402|pages=80–82|language=en}}</ref> English Village is among several modern compounds in Erbil named after [[Western countries]], such as American Village, Italian Village and German Village.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/travel/26next.html|title=On War's Outer Edge in Kurdish Iraq|last=Beehner|first=Lionel|date=2008-10-24|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-02-03|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/cfbddeac-7040-11e4-bc6a-00144feabdc0|title=Kurdistan: a nation in waiting|last=Khalaf|first=Roula|date=2014-11-21|website=Financial Times|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> It represents an economic boom that occurred in Erbil at the turn of the 2010s.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/16/arrived-in-kurdistan-with-chemical-weapon-suit-iraq-saddam-hussein|title=Revisiting Kurdistan: 'If there is a success story in Iraq, it's here'|last=Harding|first=Luke|date=2014-07-16|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-02-03|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The compound was built by a consortium named Hawler Housing Project (''Hawler'' is [[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]] for Erbil),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://eprints.utm.my/53508/25/HavalMohammedSalihMFKA2015.pdf|title=Residential Housing Development In Kurdistan Region Government of Iraqi Federal|last=Mohammed Salih|first=Haval|date=January 2015|publisher=[[Universiti Teknologi Malaysia]]|page=4|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024657/http://eprints.utm.my/53508/25/HavalMohammedSalihMFKA2015.pdf|archive-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> following a 2004 initiative from the [[UK Foreign Office]] [[Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom)|Trade and Industry Department]], in cooperation with British property development company J.M. Jones & Sons. Construction and sales began in early 2006.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> The compound cost [[US$]]76 million to develop.<ref name=":4" /> By 2011, companies had started slowly moving into newer compounds with cheaper rent prices.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.economic-development-iraq.com/1058-english-village-erbil.html|title=English Village Erbil|date=2011-04-16|work=EDIA Iraq|access-date=2017-11-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725155511/http://www.economic-development-iraq.com/1058-english-village-erbil.html|archive-date=2017-07-25|language=en-US}}</ref>
The compound was built by a consortium named Hawler Housing Project (''Hawler'' is [[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]] for Erbil),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://eprints.utm.my/53508/25/HavalMohammedSalihMFKA2015.pdf|title=Residential Housing Development In Kurdistan Region Government of Iraqi Federal|last=Mohammed Salih|first=Haval|date=January 2015|publisher=[[Universiti Teknologi Malaysia]]|page=4|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024657/http://eprints.utm.my/53508/25/HavalMohammedSalihMFKA2015.pdf|archive-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> following a 2004 initiative from the [[Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom)|UK Foreign Office Trade and Industry Department]], in cooperation with British property development company [[J.M. Jones & Sons]]. Construction and sales began in early 2006.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> The compound cost {{Currency|76000000|USD}} to develop.<ref name=":4" /> By 2011, companies had started slowly moving into newer compounds with cheaper rent prices.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.economic-development-iraq.com/1058-english-village-erbil.html|title=English Village Erbil|date=2011-04-16|work=EDIA Iraq|access-date=2017-11-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725155511/http://www.economic-development-iraq.com/1058-english-village-erbil.html|archive-date=2017-07-25|language=en-US}}</ref>


In July 2019, an illicit gambling scheme operating out of a casino in English Village was shut down by local security forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/247f8701-d186-4787-aca8-4db5a666a336|title=Erbil security bust online gambling operation; 'unimaginable' amounts of money sent abroad: official|last=Kurdistan24|website=Kurdistan24|language=en|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref>
In July 2019, an illicit gambling scheme operating out of a casino in English Village was shut down by the Kurdish security forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/247f8701-d186-4787-aca8-4db5a666a336|title=Erbil security bust online gambling operation; 'unimaginable' amounts of money sent abroad: official|last=Kurdistan24|website=Kurdistan24|language=en|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref>


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English Village is located in Iraqi Kurdistan
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English Village is located in Iraq
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Coordinates: 36°11′34″N 43°58′18″E / 36.19278°N 43.97167°E / 36.19278; 43.97167
Country Iraq
Autonomous region Kurdistan Region
ProvinceErbil Governorate
MunicipalityErbil
Area
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26 ha (64 acres)

English Village is a British-built luxury housing compound located in western Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The compound contains identical villas, the vast majority of which are used as offices for companies.[1] English Village is among several modern compounds in Erbil named after Western countries, such as American Village, Italian Village and German Village.[1][2][3] It represents an economic boom that occurred in Erbil at the turn of the 2010s.[1][4]

History

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The compound was built by a consortium named Hawler Housing Project (Hawler is Kurdish for Erbil),[5] following a 2004 initiative from the UK Foreign Office Trade and Industry Department, in cooperation with British property development company J.M. Jones & Sons. Construction and sales began in early 2006.[5][6] The compound cost US$76,000,000 to develop.[7] By 2011, companies had started slowly moving into newer compounds with cheaper rent prices.[8]

In July 2019, an illicit gambling scheme operating out of a casino in English Village was shut down by the Kurdish security forces.[9]

Characteristics

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English Village contains 420 villas, covering a total of 26 hectares (64 acres).[5][6] Each villa has 235 square metres (2,530 sq ft) of floor space on two floors and contains five bedrooms, full air conditioning, fitted kitchens and two bathrooms[6] with combined Eastern and Western toilets.[7] The villas are reported to have a reliable electricity supply and sanitation system, in contrast to other areas of Erbil and Iraq.[7] The compound also contains a school and five-storey shopping centre.[7]

In 2006, the purchase cost of each villa was US$125,000,[7] while in 2008 it was US$200,000,[7] and in 2011 it was US$500,000.[8] In 2011, the rent cost was around US$3,400 per month.[8]

Demographics

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The complex is populated mostly by upper-class locals, foreign businesspeople and aid workers.[7] The vast majority of villas in the complex are used as offices for companies.[1]

In the media

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In 2019, GQ Australia featured English Village in a photography series on the urban development of Erbil.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Danilovich, Alex (18 November 2016). Iraqi Kurdistan in Middle Eastern Politics. Taylor & Francis. pp. 80–82. ISBN 9781315468402.
  2. ^ Beehner, Lionel (24 October 2008). "On War's Outer Edge in Kurdish Iraq". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ Khalaf, Roula (21 November 2014). "Kurdistan: a nation in waiting". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ Harding, Luke (16 July 2014). "Revisiting Kurdistan: 'If there is a success story in Iraq, it's here'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Mohammed Salih, Haval (January 2015). "Residential Housing Development In Kurdistan Region Government of Iraqi Federal" (PDF). Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "jmjonesholdings.com - iraq projects". www.jmjonesholdings.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "A piece of England booms in Iraqi Kurdistan". ekurd.net. Financial Times. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "English Village Erbil". EDIA Iraq. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  9. ^ Kurdistan24. "Erbil security bust online gambling operation; 'unimaginable' amounts of money sent abroad: official". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 3 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "The houses look modern but the threat is never far away". NewsComAu. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  11. ^ "GQ Magazine - Erbil, Iraq". Siren. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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