Iraq awarded contracts worth $2bln to build a city near Baghdad
The Jawahiri project is part of a plan to raise 5 cities across the country
Iraq has awarded contracts to two Chinese firms to start work on a $2 billion residential city near Baghdad, Bloomberg reported.
The contracts have been granted to East China Engineering Science and Technology Company and China National Chemical Engineering Company in collaboration with their Iraqi partner Shams Al-Binaa.
The Jawahiri project is part of a broader plan to construct five cities across Iraq.
The proposed city will include universities, commercial centers, schools and health centers.
The new cities are to to be located in Karbala, Anbar, Nineveh and Babel provinces
The Iraqi government aims to build between 250,000 and 300,000 housing units for poor and middle-class families said Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia Al Sudani.
