Dubai Marina

 

In order to create the man-made marina, the developers brought the waters of the Persian Gulf into the site of the Dubai marina, creating a new waterfront. There is a large central waterway excavated from the desert and running the length of the 3 km site.^[2] More than 12% of the total land area on the site has been given over to this central public space.^[2] Although much of this area is occupied by the marina water surface, it also includes almost 8 km of landscaped public walkways.^[2]

The marina is entirely man-made and has been developed by the real estate development firm Emaar Properties of the United Arab Emirates and designed by HOK Canada.^[2] There is a publicly accessible foreshore-way around the marina and some sections of public ocean way along the beach with views to Palm Jumeirah. Its largest development is the Jumeirah Beach Residence. In October 2013 Dubai Marina opened its first mosque, Masjid Al Rahim, which is situated at the southern end of the Marina; its second mosque, Mohammed Bin Ahmed Almulla Mosque, opened in December 2016.^{[citation needed][5]}

The first phase of Dubai Marina covers 25 acres (100,000 m²), which includes six freehold apartment buildings called the Dubai Marina Towers. Phase I of Dubai Marina cost more than AED 1.2 billion.^[2] Three of the towers are named after precious stones: Al Mass, Fairooz, and Murjan; the other three are named after Arabic scents: Mesk, Anbar, and Al Yass. The scheme was designed by HOK and the contractors were Al-Futtaim Carillion and Nasah Multiplex.^[2]

The Phase II of Dubai Marina will consist of high rise buildings, which are mainly clustered into a block, known as "Tallest Block in the world"^[6] with the majority of the skyscrapers ranging between 250 metres (820 ft) to 300 metres (984 ft). This includes Cayan Tower,^[7] Ocean Heights,^[8] Marina Pinnacle,^[9] Sulafa Tower^[10] and Ciel Tower, which rises to 366 metres (1,201 ft) meters.

The Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence is a 1.7-kilometre (1.1 mi) strip at the ground and plaza level of the complex, it was developed by Dubai Properties, and was completed by 2007 and opened officially in August 2008.^[11] It has become a tourist attraction.^[12]

Al Sahab is a residential high-rise development that consists of two towers; the complex is on the waterfront and directly overlooks the largest bay of water at Dubai Marina.^[13] The buildings are in the northern end of the marina across from the Al Majara Towers near the Marina Quays.^[14]

Marina Quays is a complex designed by Arif & Bintoak, also responsible for the Concorde Tower. As of 2016, luxury penthouses in the buildings sold for in excess of 10 million Dirham.^[15] In 2018, five million tonnes of rock was added to create a breakwater for Marina Quays.^[16]

 

Dubai Marina Mall is a shopping mall located in the center of Dubai Marina and is one of the main shopping malls in Dubai. It features 140 retail outlets, spread over 390,000 sq ft (36,000 m²) of gross leasable space. Opened in December 2008, the mall is linked to the 5-star JW Marriott Hotel Marina.^{[17][citation needed]}

 

Sobha Realty (Arabic: شوبا العقارية) (formerly Dubai Marina) is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro in Dubai. It opened on 30 April 2010 as part of an extension to Ibn Battuta. Dubai Marina station is located near Interchange 5 of Sheikh Zayed Road, around 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Downtown Dubai. It lies to the east of the northern half of the Dubai Marina and the west of the northern portion of Jumeirah Lake Towers. Dubai Marina Station lies on a viaduct paralleling the eastern side of Sheikh Zayed Road.^[18] It is categorised as a type 2 elevated station, indicating that there is an elevated concourse between the street and platform level. Pedestrian access to the station is aided through walkways above Sheikh Zayed Road, connecting to developments on either side of the road. In September 2014, Damac Properties acquired the naming rights for the Dubai Marina Station, which resulted in it being renamed the Damac Station.^[19]

Al Sufouh Tramway is a tramway that operates in Al Sufouh, Dubai Marina. It runs 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) along Al Sufouh Road from Dubai Marina to the Burj Al Arab and the Mall of the Emirates. It interchanges with two stations of Dubai Metro's Red Line. The Sufouh Tram also connects with the Palm Monorail at the entrance of the Palm from Sufouh Road. After completion in 2014, it serves the residences of Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Beach Residence.^[20]

A zipline advertised as the "longest urban zipline" was installed here, which links Dubai Marina with the Dubai Marina Mall.^[21]

Run beside the shoreline, the pedestrian-friendly Dubai Marina Walk offers amazing views of the marina and city skyline.

As a major shopping and entertainment center, Dubai Marina Mall offers a wide variety of retail stores, restaurants, and leisure activities.

Various operators offer yacht tours^[22]

Emirates International School is close to Dubai Marina.^[23]

On 27 April 2006, a protest broke out among workers in Al Ahmadiya Contracting that caused the blocking of the company's construction site at Dubai Marina, damaging eight cars and two buses, destroying office property and documents, and roughing up a site engineer. The riot control wing of Dubai Police rushed to the scene to control the situation and the police succeeded in dispersing the agitating workers.^[24]

In August 2015, various people (including police officers) were arrested after they were caught with prostitutes and illegal alcohol on a boat in Dubai Marina.^[25]

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• List of tallest buildings in Dubai
• List of tallest residential buildings in Dubai

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