Iraq

Middle East

Facts

Population

31,467,000

Area

435,244 km² • 168,048 mi²

Density

72.3 people per km²

187.2 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

Grand Millennium Hotel (2013)

Tallest Building

Grand Millennium Hotel (150 m)

Tallest City

Sulaymaniyah

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
52

Tallest City in

the World

#
9

Tallest City in

Middle East

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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Height
1 Central Bank of Iraq
172 m / 564  ft
2 Grand Millennium Hotel
150 m / 492  ft
3 Empire Business Tower
130 m / 427  ft
4 Jaff Tower A
109 m / 358  ft
5 Sheraton Ishtar Hotel
99 m / 325  ft

Research

20 October 2018

The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall

The Middle East region is hosting its first CTBUH International Conference since 2008. In that year, there were 119 completed buildings of 150 meters or...

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