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<h2 id="great-recession">Great Recession</h2> <p>However, due to the <a href="/facts/Great_Recession/9LoVUhLf">Great Recession</a>, several mega projects were put on hold, including the <a href="/facts/Palm_Islands/8dtFkAwc">Palm Islands</a>, <a href="/facts/Dubailand/9QcKnldR">Dubailand</a>, the Arabian canal, Dubai Exhibition City, The Lagoons, and <a href="/facts/Jumeirah_Garden_City/MpHnYxM6">Jumeirah Garden City</a>. Apart from this, many supertall <a href="/facts/Skyscrapers/5nM0naVB">skyscrapers</a> have also been put on hold which includes the <a href="/facts/Pentominium/p8a3jEt6">Pentominium</a>, <a href="/facts/Burj_Al_Alam/yxphAqzz">Burj Al Alam</a>, Marina 106, and <a href="/facts/Dubai_Towers_Dubai/gBzl0WDM">Dubai Towers Dubai</a>. Construction on <a href="/facts/Palm_Jebel_Ali/ftYHzvn2">Palm Jebel Ali</a> and <a href="/facts/The_World_(archipelago)/W2dhP21a">The World Islands</a> were expected to be resumed in 2010, however recommencement has been further delayed.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Construction on other halted projects was thought likely to be resumed in 2011.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="recovery-from-the-great-recession">Recovery from the Great Recession</h2> <p>A report published by <i><a href="/facts/Forbes/lyULpGhW">Forbes</a></i> on October 22, 2012, says Dubai recovered faster from the <a href="/facts/Great_Recession/9LoVUhLf">Great Recession</a> faster than most other countries and now its economy is growing in a higher rate than its counterparts because of its zero tax policy and <a href="/facts/Free_economic_zone/4DRyR0Mu">economic free zones</a>. The estimated <a href="/facts/Gross_domestic_product/zQRgyFKc">GDP</a> growth rate of Dubai in 2012 was 4.5%.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> The growth was mainly driven by the tourism, commerce and industrial manufacturing sectors.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p><p>According to the UAE's Ministry of Finance, Dubai's government has allocated 32.3 billion dirhams ($8.8 billion) for infrastructure projects in 2012, marking a return to big spending on such projects as some of these projects had been stalled due to lack of funding.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p><p>In November 2012, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced fifteen new projects worth more than $187 million.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> These projects are a part of the municipality's 2013 to 2015 strategic plan of Dubai.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="mixed-use-developments">Mixed use developments</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Project</th><th>Developer</th><th>Expected completion</th><th>Costs</th><th>Area</th><th>Description</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Dubai_Marina/s6F01Kcf">Dubai Marina</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Emaar/lbQnRgwf">Emaar</a></td><td>Complete</td><td></td><td>1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)</td><td>World's largest man-made <a href="/facts/Marina/wUUegkPR">marina</a>, with 200 residential and hotel high rises</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Nakheel_Properties/PMFWwcT3">Nakheel Properties</a></td><td></td><td>Complete</td><td></td><td>1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi)</td><td>Comprises 79 high-rises, mostly residential skyscrapers</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Business_Bay/BFo1wVqH">Business Bay</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dubai_Properties/hjJ9cJKp">Dubai Properties Group</a></td><td>Complete</td><td><a href="/facts/United_Arab_Emirates_dirham/StHzkIuc">AED</a> 110 billion (US$30 billion)</td><td>80 million sq. ft.</td><td>Comprises 240 high- and low-rise buildings, mostly residential and mixed-use skyscrapers.</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Jumeirah_Garden_City/MpHnYxM6">Jumeirah Garden City</a>[A]</td><td><a href="/facts/Meraas/JUN4Sj9X">Meraas</a></td><td>On hold</td><td><a href="/facts/United_Arab_Emirates_dirham/StHzkIuc">AED</a> 350 billion<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td>9 km2 (3.5 sq mi)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Culture_Village/8DQ8EE6h">Culture Village</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dubai_Properties/hjJ9cJKp">Dubai Properties</a></td><td>mid-2016</td><td></td><td>3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Jumeirah Village</td><td><a href="/facts/Nakheel_Properties/PMFWwcT3">Nakheel Properties</a></td><td>2013</td><td><a href="/facts/United_Arab_Emirates_dirham/StHzkIuc">AED</a> 2.4 million</td><td>8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Jebel Ali village</td><td><a href="/facts/Nakheel_Properties/PMFWwcT3">Nakheel Properties</a></td><td>2013</td><td></td><td>5.20 km2 (2.01 sq mi)</td><td>The city is expected to accommodate around 500,000 people.</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Al_Maktoum_International_Airport/nvrfVfpP">Al Maktoum International Airport</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dubai_Holding/wgIzQh6E">Dubai Holding</a></td><td>2030</td><td>US $80 billion</td><td>1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)</td><td>Upon completion it will be the largest airport in the world.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Dubai Creek Harbour</td><td><a href="/facts/Emaar/lbQnRgwf">Emaar</a></td><td>late 2020</td><td></td><td>70 km2 (27 sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Dubai The Sustainable City</td><td>Diamond Developers</td><td>Complete</td><td></td><td>46 hectare</td><td>The first net zero energy city in Dubai<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Dubai_Investment_Park/fSGkfpt1">Dubai Investment Park</a></td><td></td><td>Incomplete</td><td></td><td>2,300 hectares<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td><td>Includes the Lagoons, under development by <a href="/facts/Sch%25C3%25B6n_Properties/05qkxEqM">Schön Properties</a> since 2005; Schön's assets were seized by the <a href="/facts/Dubai_Real_Estate_Regulatory_Agency/7dTuQkCv">Dubai Real Estate Regulatory Agency</a> in August 2018 over the company's failure to complete the development.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="other-projects">Other projects</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Project</th><th>Developer</th><th>Expected completion</th><th>Costs</th><th>Area</th><th>Description</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Dubailand/9QcKnldR">Dubailand</a>[C]</td><td><a href="/facts/Dubai_Holding/wgIzQh6E">Dubai Holding</a></td><td>Partially under construction, 2020</td><td>US$64.3 billion</td><td>278 km2 (107 sq mi)</td><td>Dubailand will be the world's largest retail and entertainment world, twice the size of <a href="/facts/Walt_Disney_World_Resort/fqeJkejj">Walt Disney World Resort</a>. It includes 45 mega projects and 200 sub-projects. Currently, there are 22 projects under construction; 6 are complete.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Arabian_Canal/0Fzz3WQb">Arabian Canal</a>[A]</td><td>Limitless</td><td>Halted temporarily</td><td>US$50 billion</td><td>75 km long</td><td>This will be the world's largest man-made canal. Construction work on Phase 1 of Arabian Canal is currently in progress, but construction on much of the Arabian Canal is currently halted.</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Jumeirah_Garden_City/MpHnYxM6">Jumeirah Garden City</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Meraas/JUN4Sj9X">Meraas</a></td><td>Halted</td><td>US$95 billion</td><td>9,000,000-square-metre</td><td>Jumeirah Garden City will be built across an area north of Sheikh Zayed Road between Diyafa Street and Safa Park.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Dubai_International_City/V1wqJCI6">Dubai International City</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Nakheel_Properties/PMFWwcT3">Nakheel Properties</a></td><td>Complete</td><td>US$95 billion</td><td>8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)</td><td>Dubai International city is a country-themed architecture of residences, businesses, and tourist attractions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Dubai Exhibition City[A]</td><td></td><td>On hold</td><td>AED 8 billion</td><td>280,000 m2</td><td>Dubai Exhibition City upon completion will home to the world's longest single column-free exhibition hall.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Dubai_Meydan_City/LP9bD9kQ">Dubai Meydan City</a></td><td></td><td>Partially complete</td><td>AED 8 billion</td><td>3,700,000 m2</td><td>The development includes Meydan Racecourse hotels, sky-bubble restaurant, entertainment, clubs, a concourse plaza, towers and a boat-house.</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_City/UcJgSouC">Mohammed bin Rashid City</a></td><td></td><td>Partially complete</td><td>AED 8 billion</td><td>800 million sq ft</td><td>The development includes Meydan Racecourse hotels, sky-bubble restaurant, entertainment, clubs, a concourse plaza, towers and a boat-house.</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Al_Sufouh_Tramway/M3bjyb7l">Al Sufouh Tramway</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Transportation_in_Dubai/D7BhxtBH">Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)</a></td><td>November 2014</td><td>AED 3.18 billion</td><td>14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi) long</td><td>Al Sufouh Tramway is a tramway being built in Al Sufouh, Dubai. It will run along Al Sufouh Road from Dubai Marina to the Burj Al Arab and the Mall of the Emirates.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Dubai_Frame/FxpsomTI">Dubai Frame</a></td><td></td><td>Complete</td><td>AED 160 Million</td><td>150-metre-high, 93-metre-wide</td><td>Dubai Frame is a tourist attraction built near the Star Gate of <a href="/facts/Zabeel_Park/seA5QnzU">Zabeel Park</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Arabian_Ranches/gGEE6SQW">Arabian Ranches</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Emaar_Properties/lbQnRgwf">Emaar Properties</a></td><td>Complete</td><td></td><td></td><td>Arabian Ranches is a premium <a href="/facts/Gated_community/nJIhSuQ0">gated community</a> located on <a href="/facts/E_311_road_(United_Arab_Emirates)/uatwSWGx">Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Road</a> and in proximity to Dubai's Global Village.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a> It includes the Arabian Ranches Golf Club and Dubai Equestrian & Polo Club.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>[ Canada business tower in Dubai ] </p> <h2 id="artificial-reclaimed-islands-developments">Artificial reclaimed islands developments</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Project</th><th>Developer</th><th>Expected completion</th><th>Costs</th><th>Area</th><th>Description</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Palm_Jumeirah/vXch9nvU">Palm Jumeirah</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Nakheel_Properties/PMFWwcT3">Nakheel Properties</a></td><td>Complete</td><td>$12.3 billion</td><td></td><td>It is the world's largest man-made island.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Palm_Jebel_Ali/ftYHzvn2">Palm Jebel Ali</a>[A]</td><td><a href="/facts/Nakheel_Properties/PMFWwcT3">Nakheel Properties</a></td><td>Ongoing</td><td></td><td></td><td>It will accommodate over 250,000 people by 2020.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> Construction resumed in 2023.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Dubai_Islands/eEsEThCL">Dubai Islands</a>[A]</td><td><a href="/facts/Nakheel_Properties/PMFWwcT3">Nakheel Properties</a></td><td>scaled down, no official opening date announced</td><td></td><td>12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi) by 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)</td><td>Will be the largest <a href="/facts/Palm_tree/5bN6Wwcr">palm</a> island in <a href="/facts/Dubai/v44jdkJK">Dubai</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Universe_(Dubai)/j09K4RUM">The Universe</a>[B]</td><td><a href="/facts/Nakheel_Properties/PMFWwcT3">Nakheel Properties</a></td><td>On hold</td><td></td><td>30 km2 (12 sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/The_World_Islands/W2dhP21a">The World Islands</a>[A]</td><td><a href="/facts/Nakheel_Properties/PMFWwcT3">Nakheel Properties</a></td><td>complete, but most islands are still unoccupied</td><td>$14 billion</td><td>9 km (5.6 mi) and 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) width</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Dubai_Waterfront/kenNu799">Dubai Waterfront</a>[A]</td><td><a href="/facts/Nakheel_Properties/PMFWwcT3">Nakheel Properties</a></td><td>On hold</td><td></td><td>130 km2 (50 sq mi)</td><td>The <a href="/facts/Dubai_Waterfront/kenNu799">Dubai Waterfront</a> is expected to become the largest waterfront and largest man-made <a href="/facts/Real_estate_development/8L0Kz9cc">development</a> in the world.</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Skydive Dubai</td><td><a href="/facts/Nakheel_Properties/PMFWwcT3">Nakheel Properties</a></td><td>2012</td><td></td><td>1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Dubai_Maritime_City/cU7YqTou">Dubai Maritime City</a>[A]</td><td><a href="/facts/Dubai_Holding/wgIzQh6E">Dubai Holding</a></td><td>Complete</td><td>AED 3 billion</td><td>2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)</td><td>It will be the world's first purpose-built maritime centre.</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Jumeirah_Garden_City/MpHnYxM6">Jumeirah Garden City</a>[A]</td><td><a href="/facts/Meraas/JUN4Sj9X">Meraas</a></td><td>2013</td><td><a href="/facts/United_Arab_Emirates_dirham/StHzkIuc">AED</a> 350 billion <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></td><td>9 km2 (3.5 sq mi)</td><td>Some portion of this development is being reclaimed off the coast near Jumeirah.</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Bluewaters_Island/L8I1y0nE">Bluewaters Island</a>[D]</td><td><a href="/facts/Meraas/JUN4Sj9X">Meraas</a></td><td>2018</td><td><a href="/facts/United_Arab_Emirates_dirham/StHzkIuc">AED</a> 6 billion</td><td></td><td>Announced on February 13, 2013. the <a href="/facts/Ain_Dubai/ulUd6vus">Ain Dubai</a> (formerly the <a href="/facts/Dubai_Eye/ulUd6vus">Dubai Eye</a>) giant <a href="/facts/Ferris_wheel/egs66qjG">Ferris wheel</a> will be built on this island. Construction is almost finished.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Dubai Harbour</td><td><a href="/facts/Meraas/JUN4Sj9X">Meraas</a></td><td>2020</td><td>AED 8 billion</td><td>135 km2 (52 sq mi)</td><td>Announced on January 2, 2017. Palm Jumeirah Logo Island Construction Dubai Harbour and Emaar Beachfront by <a href="/facts/Emaar/lbQnRgwf">Emaar</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>The Island by Was]</td><td>Wasl Asset Management Group</td><td>2021</td><td>AED 10 billion</td><td></td><td>Announced in March 2017. Porto Dubai cancelled construction Jumeirah Beach MGM Resort, Bellagio Hotel 1,000 rooms and 500,000 square.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="bridges">Bridges</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Project</th><th>Developer</th><th>Expected completion</th><th>Costs</th><th>Length</th><th>Description</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Sheikh_Rashid_bin_Saeed_Crossing/Enurjd9e">Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Roads_and_Transport_Authority_(Dubai)/MgeBB0du">Dubai Roads and Transport Authority</a></td><td>75% completed as of 2022</td><td>2.5 billion dirhams</td><td>1.6 km (0.99 mi)</td><td>It will be the world's longest arch bridge.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Al_Ittihad_Bridge/vmDTKWcv">Al Ittihad Bridge</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Roads_and_Transport_Authority_(Dubai)/MgeBB0du">Dubai Roads and Transport Authority</a></td><td>Completed in 2012</td><td>810 million dirhams</td><td>300 meters</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> Notes A. ^ Construction is currently on hold due to lack of finances. B. ^ Project is currently in planning stages. C. ^ Only 22 out of 200 sub-projects of Dubailand are under construction. D. ^ Approved; construction will start in April, 2013. <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Dubai_Real_Estate_Regulatory_Agency/7dTuQkCv">Dubai Real Estate Regulatory Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_buildings_in_Dubai/bRXXrogs">List of buildings in Dubai</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_hotels_in_Dubai/IwgBAsHH">List of hotels in Dubai</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_shopping_malls_in_Dubai/PkxRf5LT">List of shopping malls in Dubai</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tourist_attractions_in_Dubai/sLVPc5TQ">Tourist attractions in Dubai</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://flashydubai.com/mall-of-the-world-dubai-temperature-controlled-city/">Mall of the World: World's First Temperature Controlled City</a> - Dubai announced Mall of the World project on June 5, 2014.</li> <li><a href="https://www.dubaievisa.online/">Dubai e visa online:</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Real Estate Projects in Dubai". 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