War-torn Iraq is not the first place you'd imagine find a luxury neighbourhood where properties value in the millions, but that's exactly what visitors to Erbil would discover should they make the unlikely trip. Dubbed 'the new Dubai' by investors, the Dream City development is one of several high value residential areas that have been built in the Kurdistan capital since 2003 and comes complete with a lavish mosque, designer shopping facilities and fee-paying schools. Property values vary, but many villas in the gated and walled development are now valued at over £500,000 and it even features a £13million replica of the Barack's Obama's presidential White House residence.
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New luxury properties have been built in an area of war-torn Iraq dubbed 'the new Dubai' by investors
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'Dream City' is a lavish gated and walled development where properties are valued at millions of pound
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The suburb of Erbil is packed with lavish mosques, designer shopping facilities and fee-paying schools
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Even has £13million replica of U.S. President Barack Obama's White House residence in Washington DC
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This is despite city of Erbil being less than 30 miles from the frontline in the battle against ISIS terrorists
The number of requests to purchase a property is growing all the time, so new builds continue to spring up around the @placeholder city of Erbil