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President Aliyev opens SABIS Sun International school complex, Golf Club

5 October 2015 09:45 (UTC+04:00)
President Aliyev opens SABIS Sun International school complex, Golf Club

By Nigar Orujova

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended the opening of the SABIS Sun International school complex and Golf Club as part of the ‘Xeyal Adasi’ project of Azersun Holding Group of Companies on October 4.

Azersun supervisory board chairman Abdulbari Guzel informed the head of state about the work carried out in the project.

Located on the highway to the Heydar Aliyev International Airport some 24 km from the city center, ‘Xeyal Adasi’ occupies a total area of 330 hectares. The project was launched in 2013. An ASAN service center and modern health facilities will be established onsite. A special ecosystem will be created at the complex, surrounded by more than 10 artificial lakes.

The complex includes a kindergarten, the SABIS Sun International School and the administrative building.

The president and his wife then toured the kindergarten. The facility offers excellent conditions for educating and training and features a swimming pool and gym.

Following the tour, President Aliyev and his spouse evaluated the SABIS Sun International School. All rooms in the four-storey school are supplied with state-of-the-art equipment and teaching aids. The SABIS system will be used in the school, which offers high quality and extensive education program. The head of state proceeded to review the special vehicles serving the teachers and students of the school.

The SABIS network operates in 60 schools in 16 countries and is educating close to 65,000 students.

The head of state and the first lady then visited Golf Club in ‘Xeyal Adasi.’

The Golf Club occupies a total area of 5,000 square meters, featuring restaurants and cafes that will offer European and traditional Azerbaijani dishes. The club also has a sales center and a sports merchandise store, which sells golf equipment.

At the Golf Club, President Aliyev met with foreign guests who had come to play golf. The guests hailed the conditions at the Golf Club.

The head of state also had a meeting with foreign members of the Golf Club and those who study at the local Golf Academy.

President Ilham Aliyev and three-time major golf cup winner Colin Montgomerie cut the ribbon to open the golf course. Colin Montgomerie said the golf complex meets world standards. He presented a keepsake to the head of state.

The president also reviewed the residential complex. He was informed that 2,100 state-of-the-art apartments and 300 villas are being built in the residential area. President Aliyev gave relevant recommendations and instructions.

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Nigar Orujova is AzerNews’s staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @o_nigar

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