Royal Tulip Al Rasheed Hotel (Baghdad City)
Iraq /
Bagdad /
Baghdad /
Baghdad City
World
/ Iraq
/ Bagdad
/ Baghdad
, 6 km from center (بغداد)
World / Iraq / Baghdad
hotel, 1982_construction
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18-story hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, favored by journalists and media personnel. It is named for Harun Al-Rashid.
It gained fame during the 1991 Persian Gulf War when CNN conducted their newscasts from the hotel, propelling the network's senior war correspondent Peter Arnett to the apex of journalism fame. Between the Persian Gulf War and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the building was the main housing facility for Western businessmen and diplomats, as well as foreign press.
After the invasion, the hotel was converted into a base for the Coalition and the American military. On October 26, 2003 ten 68mm and 85mm Katyusha rockets were fired at and struck the hotel, killing Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Buehring and injuring 17 others. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz was staying in the hotel the night of the attack but was unhurt.
18-story hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, favored by journalists and media personnel. It is named for Harun Al-Rashid.
It gained fame during the 1991 Persian Gulf War when CNN conducted their newscasts from the hotel, propelling the network's senior war correspondent Peter Arnett to the apex of journalism fame. Between the Persian Gulf War and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the building was the main housing facility for Western businessmen and diplomats, as well as foreign press.
After the invasion, the hotel was converted into a base for the Coalition and the American military. On October 26, 2003 ten 68mm and 85mm Katyusha rockets were fired at and struck the hotel, killing Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Buehring and injuring 17 others. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz was staying in the hotel the night of the attack but was unhurt.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Tulip_Al_Rasheed_Hotel
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 33°18'57"N 44°23'22"E
- Al Mansour Hotel 1.6 km
- Babylon Warwick Hotel 2.6 km
- Palestine Hotel 2.6 km
- Karbala Sport City 91 km
- Divan Hotel Erbil 323 km
- Khanzad Hotel 335 km
- Al- Mosul Hotel 359 km
- Nineveh Hotel 361 km
- Sheep Market 445 km
- Al-Furat Hotel 455 km
- 'Unknown Soldier' Monument 0.8 km
- AlSalhiya Residential Complex 0.8 km
- Al Zawra Park 1.1 km
- Green Zone 1.1 km
- Grand Festivities Square 1.3 km
- Karada Maryam 1.4 km
- Baghdad Governorate (Capital) 1.8 km
- Iraqi Republican Palace 2.3 km
- Inner Karrada 3.2 km
- Rusafa 8.7 km
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