2. Dubai is city and Emirate in
UAE.
Dubai is the Second Largest
Emirate with an Urban Area of
3885 sq km.
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4. Palm Islands are artificial islands in Dubai, U.A.E.
Palm Islands are located off the coast of UAE in
Persian Gulf and will add 520kilometers of beaches to
the city of Dubai.
Palm Islands are ; Palm Jebel Ali, Palm Jumeirah and
Palm Diera.
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6. There is Railing facility
called Mono railing.
It has used the HITACHI
MONORAIL technology.
It is connected to the
main land by a 300 meter
bridge.
7. One of the man-made Islands covering area of
7million sq.mt and extending 6.5 km into Arabian
Gulf.
The Island is surrounded by a 12 kilometer long
crescent shaped breakwater built with over 7 million
tons of rock and sand and extend five kilometers
50 Luxury Hotels, 2500 Exclusive Residential Villas,
2400 Shoreline and Cinemas.
8. Dubai based Emirates Nortech conducts survey to test
shape and volume both above and below the projected
high and low waterlines.
Dubai based Sorgreath Gulf created a 3D physical scale
model of the crescent to perform exhaustive tests in
laboratory using a 12m random wave generator.
9. The sand- over 90million
cubic meters of it was
dredged from the sea- not
removed
from
Dubai’s
inland deserts.
10. Construction started: June 2001
Location: Off the Coast Dubai
Completion: First phase 2006
Project Cost: Exceeds US$ 12.3 Billion
Approx. 40,000 workers
Area: 5km
Client: Nakheel- Master developer
Concept Design: Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock
11. On the Palm Fronds there
are two types of Villas ;
“Garden Homes” which are
small and “ Signature Villas”
which are 7bedroom villas.
13. Extended delays to the completion of the project.
After launching the project, Increase in number of
residential units on the island.
Miscalculating the actual cost of construction.
Doubts about the quality of the construction.
Environmental impact.
15. Developing at a crazy pace averaging around 10%
economic growth per year.
Dubai has grasped the attention of the whole world
due to its flourishing tourism and freehold property
sectors.
The economic scenario has grown dramatically in the
short span of under a decade and the UAE has proved
to the world to be a perfect business hub.