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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]
English: The artificial islands off the coast of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates are known as (from left) The World Islands, Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jebel Ali. The International Space Station was orbiting 255 miles above Saudi Arabia about to cross the Persian Gulf when this photograph was taken by an Expedition 59 crewmember.
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]
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.
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.
The Palm Jumeirah. The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial archipelago, created using land reclamation by Nakheel Properties, a company owned by the Dubai government, and designed and developed by Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock/Architects, Inc. It is one of three planned islands called the Palm Islands which extend into the
The same companies also created the Palm Jumeirah. Construction of the 300 islands began in 2003, before being halted due to the 2007–2008 financial crisis . [ 2 ] Though 60% of the islands were sold to private contractors in 2008, development on most of the project has not started. [ 3 ]
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