Iraq's reconstruction and development

[Doritos11]

Babylon Governarate Council

( nvm the mention - edit. )

 

[Alshawi1234]

400 bed general hospital in Kirkuk, built by turkish firm. Under construction

Small shopping centre In Najaf*

Basrah, Sultan leisure centre, approved
The Project Consist of 2 Floors Includes GYM - Turkish Bath - Sauna - Steam - Erobic - Olympic Swimming Pool - Ceremonies Hall - Resturant - Cafeteria - Biliard - Entertainment Rooms - Sport Health Center with Rehabilitation Medical Care - Nutrition - Adminstration and Services

Basrah university hospital, 400 bed, 16fl new design

 

[Alshawi1234]

Besmaya city gate. *

Work on the besmaya water treatment plant, *220,000 m3 capacity per day.*

Infrastructure, 20km of underground water and sewage pipes, electric and communications cables.*

Work progress

19f hotel 250 rooms, Karbala. Built by a Turkish firm

 

[Doritos11]

Baghdad mansoor mall finished

 

[al-Hasani]

Baghdad mansoor mall finished

Don't turn into Americans, Mexicans, Kuwaitis, Qataris etc. when all those malls open, LOOOOOOOOOOOL. Welcome to the mall hell btw. I am glad that KSA still retains all of the old souqs and local markets that the Arab world are so famous for. Let alone Yemen. Don't forget that part too.

Such malls must be limited for the sake of humanity in my humble opinion.

 

[Doritos11]

Mosul mall that only sells jewelry

Don't turn into Americans, Mexicans, Kuwaitis, Qataris etc. when all those malls open, LOOOOOOOOOOOL. Welcome to the mall hell btw. I am glad that KSA still retains all of the old souqs and local markets that the Arab world are so famous for. Let alone Yemen. Don't forget that part too.

Such malls must be limited for the sake of humanity in my humble opinion.

Its happening already, there are already around 7 malls being built in Baghdad with new mall projects every few months, the biggest one finished next year, I hope they do not bring Mcdonalds, KFC all over the place cause the problem in Kuwait, Qatar will reach us aswell by then. Though its the only way to shop in such a hot environment, the country I live in barely has any malls so for me its not a problem since its different.


Baghdad smaller mall

 

[Doritos11]

You mean this kind of souq in Damascus, I been there, I like these ones, not sure if we have this.

 

[al-Hasani]

Mosul mall that only sells jewelry

Its happening already, there are already around 7 malls being built in Baghdad with new mall projects every few months, the biggest one finished next year, I hope they do not bring Mcdonalds, KFC all over the place cause the problem in Kuwait, Qatar will reach us aswell by then. Though its the only way to shop in such a hot environment, the country I live in barely has any malls so for me its not a problem since its different.

Yeah it is true. Malls are good in that department. The summers in Baghdad and Iraq are hot as hell. Only Khuzestan and the Gulf region (Eastern Province, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar) are similar. At least it makes the youth and people enjoy certain things that they did not know. I mean different kind of shops, food, clothes etc. You know all this most people are so obsessed about today.

LOL, all that will come. Just by another name. Besides all people from the region like to eat a lot and good food. As long as the food is cheap as hell people will eat much. Especially if the country prospers and people get more money to spend.

So there are no malls in Netherlands? Actually when I was in Amsterdam I did not see any malls but what I saw was many of those drug bars/hash bars and Berbers trying to sell drugs to people. That part of Amsterdam was rather unpleasant.

You mean this kind of souq in Damascus, I been there, I like these ones, not sure if we have this.

Yes, the Damascus one is world famous. We have a lot of smaller ones though depending on the city and region. Yemen too. There is actually a giant one in Cairo (old part of the town) too that I have seen. There are also such ones in Iraq although smaller. I was also just talking about local markets overall. They have a certain aura about them that I like. Smells you recognize, the bargaining, traditions etc. With all respect to malls today then they all look the same. Malls are fine just don't built too many of them. This is my humble opinion. Some will probably disagree.

 

[olcayto]

Baghdad mansoor mall finished

This mall is filled with Turkish businesses.

Is this the common picture in Iraq?
I mean is the street view filled with Turkish businesses?

 

[Doritos11]

This mall is filled with Turkish businesses.

Is this the common picture in Iraq?
I mean is the street view filled with Turkish businesses?

Most companies building in Iraq are Turkish companies, also Iraq imports a lot from of products from Turkey like electronics, food, clothing.

 

[olcayto]

@al-Hasani

Hahahaha, that's Amsterdam allright. Be glad you didn't find yourself in the red light district
What were you doing in the Netherlands?

Most companies building in Iraq are Turkish companies, also Iraq imports a lot from of products from Turkey like electronics, food, clothing.

Yeah I knew that there were bilateral trade and stuff.
But I didn't expect it to go down to even small shops.

I counted 3 Turkish businesses in those pictures.

 

[Doritos11]

Yeah it is true. Malls are good in that department. The summers in Baghdad and Iraq are hot as hell. Only Khuzestan and the Gulf region (Eastern Province, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar) are similar. At least it makes the youth and people enjoy certain things that they did not know. I mean different kind of shops, food, clothes etc. You know all this most people are so obsessed about today.

LOL, all that will come. Just by another name. Besides all people from the region like to eat a lot and good food. As long as the food is cheap as hell people will eat much. Especially if the country prospers and people get more money to spend.

So there are no malls in Netherlands? Actually when I was in Amsterdam I did not see any malls but what I saw was many of those drug bars/hash bars and Berbers trying to sell drugs to people. That part of Amsterdam was rather unpleasant.



Yes, the Damascus one is world famous. We have a lot of smaller ones though depending on the city and region. Yemen too. There is actually a giant one in Cairo (old part of the town) too that I have seen. There are also such ones in Iraq although smaller. I was also just talking about local markets overall. They have a certain aura about them that I like. Smells you recognize, the bargaining, traditions etc. With all respect to malls today then they all look the same. Malls are fine just don't built too many of them. This is my humble opinion. Some will probably disagree.

There are only a few which I would call real malls in Rotterdam, for the rest a usual mall consists of only 1 floor which is the same as the ground level. Nothing special really, not as a mall in the ME which is high valued, all shops here are in the streets.

Amsterdam city center has a few shopping streets, though its filled with those things you named, in every shop you find the same, not my fav city actually, never liked it.

Its better if they start their own corporations instead of bringins Mc and KFC, but we all prefer those 2 anyway since we got used to it.

 

[al-Hasani]

@al-Hasani

Hahahaha, that's Amsterdam allright. Be glad you didn't find yourself in the red light district
What were you doing in the Netherlands?

I was actually in the Red Light District. Not as a costumer, LOL just quickly went past during daylight. It was when I lived in France. I went with my class to Amsterdam. I was also in Bruxelles and then we same some dams in Netherlands too. We went to Amsterdam with my geography class and because we had about dams and water protection. Very boring but the trip was fun. Dutch language is very funny. It sounds like a person has had a tonsillitis.

Anyway let us not derail the thread. We should make a off-topic post on the Middle East section of the forum to have talks like this.

I think we talked about all this in the thread about floods in KSA and then me, you and a few other Turks had a discussion about Berbers in Netherlands

 

[Doritos11]

@al-Hasani


Yeah I knew that there were bilateral trade and stuff.
But I didn't expect it to go down to even small shops.

I counted 3 Turkish businesses in those pictures.

Turkey is Iraqs largest import partner, I think the western companies have a negative image because of security, they take little risks though they are coming aswell.

 

[al-Hasani]

Turks are smart businessmen and are investing well. The Turks in KSA and their descendants (about 200.000 people) have done well with themselves. Most live in Hejaz and have integrated to the society and married locals. We Arab nations and Muslim nations should invest more in each other especially neighbors. Because unsuitability and conflicts have a negative impact on the region.

There are only a few which I would call real malls in Rotterdam, for the rest a usual mall consists of only 1 floor which is the same as the ground level. Nothing special really, not as a mall in the ME which is high valued, all shops here are in the streets.

Amsterdam city center has a few shopping streets, though its filled with those things you named, in every shop you find the same, not my fav city actually, never liked it.

Its better if they start their own corporations instead of bringins Mc and KFC, but we all prefer those 2 anyway since we got used to it.

Yes, this is smaller malls I guess. They are the same here in Denmark. They don't call them malls but just separate names. In France there was mall complexes with Carrefour, Géant, Media Market and all those big firms.

Rotterdam? Hometown of RVP, LOL.

Yes, I believe that other cities are much nicer in Netherlands although I did not visit other big cities or lived there.

In KSA and UAE there are many local ones such as Al-Baik which many people like because it is cheap and good.

Al Baik - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I mean all people copy the West today and fast food is no different. In 50 years time if something drastic those not change then I fear that the region will be turned into a fat mans heaven. This is why there must be a limit to malls in my opinion.