Corinthia Hotel Tripoli

The Corinthia Hotel Tripoli, originally known as the Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel, is a five-star skyscraper hotel in Tripoli, Libya. It is located in the city center, near the central business district. It is run by the Maltese Corinthia Hotels International (CHI) plc hotels management company. The hotel was opened in 2003 by Prime Minister, Shukri Ghanem^{[citation needed]} [More information required].

Corinthia Hotel Tripoli
The Corinthia Hotel main tower.
Location within Tripoli, Libya
Hotel chain	Corinthia Hotels
General information
Location	Tripoli, Libya
Address	Souk Al Thulatha Al Gadim
Coordinates	32°53′50″N 13°10′13″E
Opening	2003
Owner	IHI PLC[1]
Management	Corinthia Hotels
Height	394 ft (120 m)
Technical details
Floor count	28 (tower 1), 14 (tower 2)
Other information
Number of rooms	319
Number of restaurants	4

2015 terror attack

Main article: 2015 Corinthia Hotel attack

On 27 January 2015 ten people, including five foreigners from France, Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom^[2] and the American Crucible LLC security contractor David Berry,^[3] were killed in a gun attack.^[4] Prior to this attack, six people were injured in a car bomb explosion near the hotel.^[5] A group of militants allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.^[6] The group, which called itself Islamic State in Tripoli Province, stated it was to avenge the death of Abu Anas al-Libi.^[7]

See also

• Hotels portal