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The Palm Jumeirah is an archipelago of artificial islands on the Persian Gulf in Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It is part of a larger series of developments called the Palm Islands, including Palm Jebel Ali and the Dubai Islands, which, when completed, will together increase Dubai's shoreline by a total of 520 kilometres (320 mi). [3]
The Dubai Frame (Arabic: برواز دبي) is an observatory, museum and monument in Zabeel Park, Dubai. [4] It holds the record for the largest frame in the world. [4] [5] The building has a height of 150.24 meters and a width of 95.53 meters. [5]
The Palm Islands consist of three artificial archipelagos: Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Islands (formerly known as Palm Deira or Deira Islands), and Palm Jebel Ali, [1] on the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Palm Islands were constructed around the same time as The World Islands. Nakheel Properties is the Palm Islands real estate developer. [2]
The Palm Trump International Hotel & Tower was a proposed skyscraper hotel and residential complex at the trunk of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. It was a joint venture between the Trump Organization and Dubai -based Nakheel , a government-owned company , and was announced on October 5, 2005.
The project was initially called Palm Deira and was planned to be part of the Palm Islands. As of 2021, little development has taken place on the islands due to the financial crisis of 2007–2008 . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Dubai is perhaps most well known for land reclamation projects such as the Palm Islands, the World Islands, the Dubai Marina, and the Burj Al Arab. Most major land reclamation projects in Dubai have occurred in the past fifteen years, [when?] and the Burj Al Arab hotel, which is built on a man-made island, was started in 1994 and completed in 1999.
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The government of Dubai had invested heavily in infrastructure projects, such as the Palm Jumeirah and the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. In addition, Dubai had become a hub for international business and tourism. [3] However, the 2007–2008 financial crisis had a severe impact on Dubai's economy.