List of development projects in Dubai

<p>The government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy, and to make <a href="/facts/Dubai/v44jdkJK">Dubai</a> the main hub of tourists in the world, has made and other developmental projects such as <a href="/facts/Dubailand/9QcKnldR">Dubailand</a>, more valuable, resulting in the property boom from 2004 to 2007. There are over 1,500 major freehold developments and communities in Dubai. Construction on a large scale is a part of Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 unveiled by <a href="/facts/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum/VQtNz4zN">Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum</a>, the Ruler of Dubai, to maintain economic growth and to put Dubai on the map of the world, and a tourist destination of the world. Construction on a large scale has turned Dubai into one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. There are a number of large-scale projects which are currently under construction or will be constructed in the future. Due to the heavy construction which is taking place in Dubai, 30,000 construction <a href="/facts/Crane_(machine)/Q5axXY0l">cranes</a>, which is 25% of cranes worldwide, were operating in Dubai in 2012. Currently multibillion-dollar construction projects are taking shape in Dubai.
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List of development projects in Dubai