NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Palm Islands

The Palm Islands in Dubai are the three largest artificial islands in the world. They are being constructed by Nakheel Properties, a property developer in the United Arab Emirates, who hired the Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord, one of the world's specialists in land reclamation. The islands are The Palm Jumeirah, The Palm Jebel Ali and The Palm Deira. Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... Image File history File links Applications-development. ... Edited image of the the three artificial Palm Islands, currently under construction in Dubai. ... Edited image of the the three artificial Palm Islands, currently under construction in Dubai. ... Coordinates: , Emirate Government - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1] - Metro 4,114 kmÂ² (1,588. ... Before Mexico City, Tenochtitlan was an artificial island of 250,000 (Dr Atl) Dejima, not allowed direct contact with nearby Nagasaki Formoza (Gdynia) The World in Dubai An artificial island is an island that has been formed by human, rather than natural means. ... Nakheel Properties (Arabic: â€Ž palm trees) is a real estate developer in Dubai and creator of several land reclamation projects, including the Palm Islands, the Dubai Waterfront, and The World. ... Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ... The Palm Jumeirah in 2005 The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial island created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The islands were commissioned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in order to increase Dubai's tourism. Each settlement will be in the shape of a palm tree, topped with a crescent, and will have a large number of residential, leisure and entertainment centers. The Palm Islands are located off the coast of The United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf and will add 520 km of beaches to the city of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic (Ù…ØÙ…Ø¯ Ø¨Ù† Ø±Ø§Ø´Ø¯ Ø¢Ù„Ù…ÙƒØªÙˆÙ…) (born 1949) is currently the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, as well as the Ruler of Dubai. ... Coordinates: , Emirate Government - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1] - Metro 4,114 kmÂ² (1,588. ... â€œTouristâ€ redirects here. ... Genera Many; see list of Arecaceae genera Arecaceae (also known as Palmae or Palmaceae), the palm family, is a family of flowering plants, belonging to the monocot order Arecales. ... UAE redirects here; for other uses of that term, see UAE (disambiguation) The United Arab Emirates is an oil-rich country situated in the south-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia, comprising seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain. ... Coordinates: , Emirate Government - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1] - Metro 4,114 kmÂ² (1,588. ...

The first two islands will comprise approximately 100 million cubic meters of rock and sand. Palm Deira will be composed of approximately 1 billion cubic meters of rock and sand. All materials will be quarried in the UAE. Between the three islands there will be over 100 luxury hotels, exclusive residential beach side villas and apartments, marinas, water theme parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities and health spas. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The creation of The Palm Jumeirah began in June 2001. Shortly after, The Palm Jebel Ali was announced and reclamation work began. In 2004, The Palm Deira, which will be almost as large in size as Paris, was announced. Palm Jumeirah is currently open for development. Construction will be completed over the next 10-15 years. The Palm Jumeirah in 2005 The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial island created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government. ... This article is about the capital of France. ...

Construction

The Palm Islands are technically artificial peninsulas constructed of sand dredged from the bottom of the Persian Gulf by the Belgian company Jan De Nul and the Dutch company Van Oord. The sand is sprayed by the dredging ships, which are guided by DGPS, onto the required area in a process known as rainbowing due to the way the sand arcs when sprayed. The outer edge of each Palm's encircling crescent is a large rock breakwater. The breakwater of the Palm Jumeirah has over 7 million tons of rock. Each rock was placed individually by a crane, signed off by a diver and given a GPS coordinate. The Jan De Nul Group started the work on the Palm Jebel Ali in 2002 and finished by the end of 2006. The reclamation project of the Palm Jebel Ali includes the creation of a 4 km long peninsula, protected by a 200 m wide and 17 km long breakwater built around the island. 135,000,000 m³ of rock, sand and limestone were reclaimed (partly originating from the Jebel Ali Entrance Channel dredging works). The slope protection works for the crescent include approximately 5,000,000 m³ of rocks. Over fifty GPS satellites such as this NAVSTAR have been launched since 1978. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary using the Transwiki process. ... Breakwaters create safe harbors, but can also trap sediment moving along the coast. ... The Palm Jumeirah in 2005 The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial island created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government. ...

Palm Jumeirah

The Palm Jumeirah ( Coordinates: 25°06′28″N, 55°08′15″E ) consists of a trunk, a crown with 17 fronds, and a surrounding crescent island that forms an 11 kilometer-long breakwater. The island itself is 5 kilometers by 5 kilometers. It will add 78 kilometers to the Dubai coastline. The first phase of development on the Palm Jumeirah will create 4,000 residences with a combination of villas and apartments over the next 3 to 4 years. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (3032x2008, 6313 KB) Summary Palm Island Resort, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is featured in this image photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao from the International Space Station. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (3032x2008, 6313 KB) Summary Palm Island Resort, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is featured in this image photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao from the International Space Station. ... â€œISSâ€ redirects here. ... The Palm Jumeirah in 2005 The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial island created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government. ... The Palm Jumeirah in 2005 The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial island created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Residents began moving into their Palm Jumeirah properties at the end of 2006, five years after land reclamation began, according to project developer Nakheel Properties. This signaled the end of phase one of construction, which includes approximately 1,400 villas on 11 of the fronds of the island and roughly 2,500 shoreline apartments in 20 buildings on the east side of the trunk. Nakheel Properties (Arabic: â€Ž palm trees) is a real estate developer in Dubai and creator of several land reclamation projects, including the Palm Islands, the Dubai Waterfront, and The World. ...

Nakheel Properties will mark the arrival of the first residents by bringing one of the world's largest airships to Dubai. It has agreed to a deal with Airship Management Services Inc for a 197 feet long, 250,000 cubic foot Skyship 600 dirigible. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1984 Ã— 1488 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1984 Ã— 1488 pixel, file size: 1. ... Nakheel Properties (Arabic: â€Ž palm trees) is a real estate developer in Dubai and creator of several land reclamation projects, including the Palm Islands, the Dubai Waterfront, and The World. ... Spirit of Dubai - The Palm, on the UK leg of her 2006 tour. ... Dirigible can refer to : an airship -- a lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ...

According to Nakheel Properties officials, the process of adding 78 kilometers of beach is under way, while eight of the 32 hotels on The Palm Jumeirah have begun construction, including the Taj Exotica Resort and Spa, which is planned for completion in late 2008 or early 2009. The first phase of Atlantis, The Palm, is scheduled to be completed by December 2008. Nakheel Properties (Arabic: â€Ž palm trees) is a real estate developer in Dubai and creator of several land reclamation projects, including the Palm Islands, the Dubai Waterfront, and The World. ... The Atlantis Hotel is a resort that will be located on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ...

The "Golden Mile", the strip of land located along the center of the trunk overlooking the canal, is set for completion in the first quarter of 2008. Construction has also begun on the Palm Monorail, which will take three years to complete and will serve as a transit system between the Gateway Station at the trunk of The Palm Jumeirah and the Atlantis Station on the crescent. (Emirates News Agency, WAM)

On the Palm, construction workers have had to strengthen the sand base after a number of properties fell into the sea.

The Palm, Jebel Ali

The Palm, Jebel Ali began construction in October 2002 and is expected to be completed in mid 2008.^[1] The Jebel Ali is expected to accommodate 250,000 people and once it has been completed it will be encircled by the Dubai Waterfront project. The project, which will be 50 percent larger than the Palm Jumeriah, will include six marinas, a water theme park, 'Sea Village', homes built on stilts above the water, and boardwalks that circle the "fronds" of the "palm" and spell out an Arabic poem by Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum:^[1] The Dubai Waterfront The Dubai Waterfront is proposed to become the largest waterfront and largest man-made development in the world. ... Photograph of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ, USA, taken August 2003. ... Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic (Ù…ØÙ…Ø¯ Ø¨Ù† Ø±Ø§Ø´Ø¯ Ø¢Ù„Ù…ÙƒØªÙˆÙ…) (born 1949) is currently the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, as well as the Ruler of Dubai. ...

One of the first buildings on The Palm Jebel Ali is already known. Nakheel invited several architects to design a building on a 300,000m² area. The winning design was a building by Royal Haskoning, who also worked on several other projects in Dubai.^[2] The building can be seen here. Al Nakheel Properties is one of the leading real estate developers in Dubai and creators of land reclamation projects: Palm Jumeira, Palm Jebel Ali, Palm Deira, Dubai Waterfront, The World. ...

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The Palm, Deira

The Palm Deira was announced for development on October 2004 and completion is expected in 2015, when it will become the largest of the three Palm Islands with 41 fronds.^[3]^[1] Projections indicate that construction will consume over a billion cubic meters of rock and sand. ^{[citation needed]} According to the company Ten Real Estate, "The Palm Deira will cover 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) in length and 8.5 kilometers (5.3 miles) in width and have an area of 80 square kilometers (861 million square feet). It will consist of residential property, marinas, shopping malls, sports facilities, and clubs. The residential area will be located on the fronds and will contain 8,000 two-story town houses in three distinct styles - Premier Villas, Grand Villas and Vista Town Homes"^[3] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 477 pixelsFull resolution (1280 Ã— 763 pixel, file size: 142 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 477 pixelsFull resolution (1280 Ã— 763 pixel, file size: 142 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...

See also

... The Dubai Waterfront The Dubai Waterfront is proposed to become the largest waterfront and largest man-made development in the world. ... Al Nakheel Properties is one of the leading real estate developers in Dubai and creators of land reclamation projects: Palm Jumeira, Palm Jebel Ali, Palm Deira, Dubai Waterfront, The World. ... Tourism in Dubai is an important part of the Dubai governments strategy to maintain the flow of foreign dollars into the emirate. ...

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