Shape — The Tobacco Factory Sulaymaniyah

The Sulaymaniyah Tobacco Factory was established in the mid-fifties of the last century and was operational by 1961. In its early years, the factory was producing more than 700 million cigarettes of the Al-Gomhoria brand annually. At its peak in the eighties, the factory produced between 23 and 24 million packs of cigarettes a year and it provided an income for 3,000 families. It was discontinued in 1990, when the United Nations Security Council imposed a near-total embargo on Iraq. Nowadays it turned into a cultural factory where artists can make exhibition and workshops.

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The project “Cultural and Creative Industries” is implemented by the GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut. It improves employment and income opportunities for creative professionals in six partner countries; Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa and operates mainly in the music, fashion, design and animation sectors. In addition to promoting the development of entrepreneurial, digital, creative and technical skills through training programmes, the project aims to strengthen the framework conditions and the ecosystem of the cultural and creative industries.