- Corinthia Hotel Khartoum
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Corinthia Hotel Khartoum 
Corinthia Hotel Khartoum Location 
Khartoum, SudanAddress Nile Road Hotel chain Corinthia Hotels Opening date 2008 Management Corinthia Hotels Owner Libyan government Cost $80 Million Rooms 230 Restaurants 6 
The Corinthia Hotel shortly before completion
The Corinthia Hotel Khartoum is a five-star hotel in central Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, on the meeting point of the Blue Nile & White Nile and in the centre of Khartoum’s commercial, business, and administrative districts. It is located next to the Friendship Hall of Khartoum and the Tuti Bridge and stands as a highly visible statement of the country’s growing economic success.
The Hotel was opened on the 17th August 2008 and has 18 guest floors. All 230 rooms and suites offer panoramic views of Khartoum and the Nile; (173 Rooms and 57 Suites). The Hotel has six Restaurants & Cafés and extensive leisure facilities; (including Spa, Gym, Tennis & Squash courts).
It was built and financed by the Libyan government at a cost of over 80$ million USD. The building has an oval curved facade and is designed to resemble a sailing boat. It is known as "Gaddafi's Egg" because it is funded by Libya.[1]
reference
- http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/06/news/international/Sudan_khartoum.fortune/index.htm
- http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article20712
External links
Media related to Corinthia Hotel Khartoum at Wikimedia Commons- http://www.corinthia.com/Khartoum/home/
- http://laficosudan.com/Borj%20AL-Fateh%20Project.html
- http://www.firstmagazine.com/Publishing/SpecialReportsDetail.aspx?RegionId=3&SpecialReportId=71
- http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g293835-d1232540-Reviews-Burj_Al_Fateh_Hotel-Khartoum.html
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/12565266@N00/2367680423/
Coordinates: 15°36′24″N 32°30′49″E / 15.60667°N 32.51361°E
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Khartoum
- Hotels in Sudan
- African hotel stubs
- African building and structure stubs
- Sudan stubs
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