English Village, Erbil
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  English Village  English Village | |
| Coordinates: 36°11′34″N 43°58′18″E / 36.19278°N 43.97167°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Autonomous region |  Kurdistan Region |
| Province | Erbil Governorate |
| Municipality | Erbil |
English Village is a British-built 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] however companies are slowly moving out due to cheaper rent prices elsewhere.[2]
History
The compound was built by a consortium named Hawler Housing Project (Hawler is Kurdish for Erbil),[3] 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. It contains 420 villas, covering a total of 26 hectares.[3][4]
House characteristics
Each villa has 235 square metres of floor space on two floors and contains five bedrooms, full air conditioning, fitted kitchens and two bathrooms.[4]
References
- ^ Danilovich, Alex (2016-11-18). Iraqi Kurdistan in Middle Eastern Politics. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781315468402.
- ^ "English Village Erbil". EDIA Iraq. 2011-04-16. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ a b Mohammed Salih, Haval (January 2015). "Residential Housing Development In Kurdistan Region Government of Iraqi Federal" (PDF). Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. p. 4.
- ^ a b "jmjonesholdings.com - iraq projects". www.jmjonesholdings.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.