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Palestine Hotel

The Palestine Hotel (Arabic: فندق فلسطين), often referred to simply as The Palestine, is a 16-story hotel in Baghdad, Iraq located on Firdos Square near from Saadon, across from the Ishtar Hotel. It has long been favoured by journalists and media personnel. The hotel overlooks the Tigris on its eastern bank and is located several hundred metres south of the Baghdad Hotel.

Palestine Hotel

Baghdad, Iraq

33°18′54.72″N 44°25′5.88″E / 33.3152000°N 44.4183000°E / 33.3152000; 44.4183000

1982

Palestine Hotel on right, Cristal Grand Ishtar Hotel on left

Palestine Hotel on right, Cristal Grand Ishtar Hotel on left

Journalist Olga Rodriguez on the balcony of a room at the Palestine Hotel, 2003

Journalist Olga Rodriguez on the balcony of a room at the Palestine Hotel, 2003

Al Rasheed Hotel

Baghdad Hotel

Ishtar Hotel

Jose Couso

In Baghdad, lap of luxury isn't all that comfortable

U.S. Marines Raid the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad: We Go to the Iraqi Capital to Speak with a Reporter Inside the Hotel - DN! 4/16/03

Hotel Palestine: Killing the Witness - Documentary Exposes Truth Behind the Attack 3/23/05

Democracy Now! May 13, 2008

Fmr. Military Intelligence Sgt. Reveals US Listed Palestine Hotel in Bagdad as Target Prior to Killing of two Journalists in 2003

33°18′55″N 44°25′06″E / 33.3152°N 44.4183°E / 33.3152; 44.4183