SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Sulaimani launched the fourth International Book Fair on Thursday in the Tasluja area west of Sulaimani.
More than 250 centers and publishers as well as bookstores will exhibit thousands of their titles during the Annual Sulaimani international book fair, according to officials there.
Director of Relations at the book fair Shawqi Omer told Esta Media Network that the participants were from Europe, Africa, and Asia. While 55% of the books are in foreign languages.
“This year the fair will be expander, more space has been given to participants to exhibit various books,” he said.
The book fair is open from 10:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m. EBL time and lasts 10 days.
The first Sulaimani International Book Fair began on November 14, 2019, to mark the 235th anniversary of the city’s founding. It lasted for nine days.
Omer added that this year they expect more visitors than the previous year, with the vast majority from central and southern Iraqi provinces.
However, he did not conceal approximately twenty thousand visitors have visited the fair last year, according to his words.
