ERBIL — Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Sunday visited the Toga Porto Marina project in Zakho, a tourism and recreational development expected to create more than 100 job opportunities for local youth.

Covering an area of 11,759 square meters, the project is being built at a cost of $6,390,391 and is currently in its final stages of construction.

The marina will feature 13 restaurants and cafeterias, including international brands, as well as 60 kiosks, a boat boarding area, a children’s playground, a zip line, seating areas, and a car park.

The project is expected to expand recreational facilities in Zakho, attract visitors, and contribute to the development of the tourism sector in the Kurdistan Region.

The inauguration is part of a broader push by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to attract investment, diversify the economy, and create employment opportunities through tourism and industrial development.

On Sunday, Barzani also laid the foundation stone for the Zakho Valley Tourism Project, which he described as the largest project of its kind in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. He said the development would contribute to tourism growth across the Badinan area and the wider Kurdistan Region.

In addition to tourism investments, Barzani inaugurated the Golden Global Development project and a Nissan branch in Zakho’s Batel subdistrict, laid the foundation stone for the Motor Plex Iraq project, and witnessed an agreement with Chinese automaker Jetour to establish a vehicle assembly plant.

The Nissan distribution and training facility, valued at $20.155 million, is expected to serve as a major hub for distributing vehicles across the Kurdistan Region and Iraq, with around 2,000 vehicles projected to pass through the facility each month after entering through the Ibrahim Khalil International Border Crossing.

The Motor Plex Iraq project, valued at $15 million, is planned as a sports and tourism complex. The government says such investments aim to strengthen the private sector, develop young people’s technical skills, and bring foreign expertise and technology to the Kurdistan Region.