Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The original Jebel Ali Village was constructed in 1977 to provide accommodation to construction contractors' staff. [3] At this time, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum planned to develop Jebel Ali into an industrial area with its own airport (now Al Maktoum International Airport to the south), port (now the Port of Jebel Ali), and township ...
Jebel Ali Industrial Area (aka Jebel Ali Industrial) is one of Dubai's oldest industrial districts. [10] It is located east of the Port of Jebel Ali, south of Jebel Ali Village, west of Dubai Investments Park, and north of the Jebel Ali Free Zone Extension. [11] There have been a number of industrial fires in the area. [12] [13] [14]
Palm Jebel Ali's developer planned to house more than 250,000 people on it. [7] In the original schedule, by 2021, the first phase of four theme parks would have opened on the Crescent. These planned parks, which together would have been called "World of Discovery," will be developed and operated by the Busch Entertainment Corporation.
The Pepper House, a National Historic Landmark, was originally a log cabin that was built in 1812 by Elijah Pepper. The cabin was built on a hill above Glenn’s Creek, where the first distillery ...
Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) is the flagship free zone of DP World, and is an integral part of DP World UAE's integrated business hub. Created under a Ruler's Decree, Jafza commenced operations in 1985 with 19 companies offering standard size office units and warehouses to provide ready-built facilities to customers. [ 1 ]
It was expected to house an estimated population of 1.5 million people. [citation needed] Located near the Al Maktoum International Airport, and with direct access to Sheikh Zayed Road, Jebel Ali Freezone, and Abu Dhabi, the city would have been accessible on a local and international scale.
It lies between Discovery Gardens to the northeast, the main Jebel Ali Village area to the south, and Sheikh Zayed Road to the northwest. [2] [9] Ibn Battuta Mall is a large themed shopping mall immediately adjacent to the northwest of The Garden, with its own metro station. View of the Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Mosque in The Gardens
Las Vegas real estate investor Jared Weiss bought the Ali childhood house — then rundown and vacant — in 2012 for $70,000 with plans to restore it. Three years later, Weiss formed a ...