The Corinthia Hotel Tripoli, originally known as the Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel, is a five star
skyscraper hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a re ...
in
Tripoli, Libya
Tripoli (; ar, طرابلس الغرب, translit= Ṭarābulus al-Gharb , translation=Western Tripoli) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.1 million people in 2019. It is located in the northwe ...
. It is located in the city center, near the central business district. It is run by the Maltese
Corinthia Hotels International
Corinthia Hotels Limited (CHL), based in Malta, is the operator and developer for Corinthia hotels in Europe, Africa and The Middle East. CHL operates restaurants such as Rickshaw, and has a spa division. It is wholly owned by International Hote ...
CHI plc hotels management company. The hotel was opened in 2003 by
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
,
Shukri Ghanem
Shukri Mohammed Ghanem ( ar, شكري محمد إمحمد غانم 9 October 1942 – 29 April 2012) was a Libyan politician who was the General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (prime minister) from June 2003 until Marc ...
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2015 terror attack
On 27 January 2015 ten people, including five foreigners from France, Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom and the American Crucible LLC security contractor David Berry, were killed by a gun attack. Prior to this attack six people were injured in a car bomb explosion near the Hotel. A group of militants allegedly affiliated with the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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claimed responsibility for the attack. The group, which called itself Islamic State in Tripoli Province, stated that they perpetrated the attack to avenge the death of
Abu Anas al-Libi
Nazih Abdul-Hamed Nabih al-Ruqai'i, ar, نزيه عبد الحميد نبيه الرقيعي Libyan pronunciation: known by the alias Abu Anas al-Libi ( ; ar, ابو أنس الليبي Libyan pronunciation: ; 30 March 1964; or ...
.
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References
External links
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Corinthia Hotel Tripoli official websiteCorinthia Hotel
in the Emporis database
Hotels in Tripoli
Skyscraper hotels
Hotel buildings completed in 2003
Hotels established in 2003
Skyscrapers in Africa
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