Sami Abdulrahman Park

Sami Abdulrahman Park
Sami Abdulrahman Park
Parka Samî Ebdulrehman
پارکی سامی عەبدولڕەحمان
	One of Sami Abdulrahman Park's gates
Type	Public park
Motto	"Freedom is not free"
Location	Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Nearest city	Erbil
Area	200 hectares (2.0 km²)
Established	2006
Etymology	Named after Sami Abdulrahman, KRG Deputy Prime Minister
Operated by	KRG
Open	Year-round
Status	Open
Water	Two lakes
Plants	Rose garden
Facilities	Restaurant, market, Martyrs Monument

Sami Abdulrahman Park (Kurdish: پارکی سامی عەبدولڕەحمان ,Parka Samî Ebdulrehman)^[1]^[2] is a park in Erbil, Kurdistan Region in Iraq.

History

The site was formerly the location of Saddam Hussein's 5th Corps Army military base.^[3] Construction of the park began in 1998,^[4] and it was completed the same year.^[5]

It is named after Sami Abdulrahman, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government who was killed in a suicide bombing on 1 February 2004, aged 71.^{[citation needed]}

Features

The park is 200 hectares (2.0 km²) in size and contains two lakes, a rose garden and the Martyrs Monument as well as a restaurant and market. It includes a monument with the inscription, "Freedom is not free."^[6]

The finish line of the annual Erbil Marathon is in the park.^[7]

References

^ "پاركى سامى عه‌بدو ئه‌لڕه‌حمان" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 25 December 2019.
^ "WÊNE / HEWLÊR – Êvariyeke payîzî li Parka Samî Ebdulrehman". Rûdaw (in Kurdish).
^ "Martyr Sami Abdul-Rahman Park". Lonely Planet. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
^ Monk, Daniel Bertrand; Mundy, Jacob, eds. (2014). The Post-Conflict Environment: Investigation and Critique. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. p. 90. ISBN 9780472072231. OCLC 951903033.
^ Ham, Anthony (2012). Middle East. New York: Lonely Planet. p. 235. ISBN 9781741796704. OCLC 812569059.
^ Dabrowska, Karen; Hann, Geoff; Townsend-Greaves, Tina (2015). Iraq: The ancient sites and Iraqi Kurdistan. Chalfont St Peter, U.K.: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 390. ISBN 9781841624884. OCLC 933518753.
^ Hurley, Caitlin (December 16, 2012). "Running a marathon in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

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[1] "پاركى سامى عه‌بدو ئه‌لڕه‌حمان" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 25 December 2019.

[2] "WÊNE / HEWLÊR – Êvariyeke payîzî li Parka Samî Ebdulrehman". Rûdaw (in Kurdish).

[lonelyplanetmartyrsamiabdul-3] "Martyr Sami Abdul-Rahman Park". Lonely Planet. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

[monk90-4] Monk, Daniel Bertrand; Mundy, Jacob, eds. (2014). The Post-Conflict Environment: Investigation and Critique. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. p. 90. ISBN 9780472072231. OCLC 951903033.

[ham235-5] Ham, Anthony (2012). Middle East. New York: Lonely Planet. p. 235. ISBN 9781741796704. OCLC 812569059.

[dabrowska390-6] Dabrowska, Karen; Hann, Geoff; Townsend-Greaves, Tina (2015). Iraq: The ancient sites and Iraqi Kurdistan. Chalfont St Peter, U.K.: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 390. ISBN 9781841624884. OCLC 933518753.

[bostongloberunningamarathoninerbil-7] Hurley, Caitlin (December 16, 2012). "Running a marathon in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

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