City Centre Deira ( ar, ديرة سيتي سنتر) is located in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

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, and is the original flagship mall in the

Majid Al Futtaim Properties Majid Al Futtaim ( ar, ماجد الفطيم) is an Emirati holding company based in Dubai. As of 2015, it owned and operated shopping malls, retail, and leisure establishments in the Middle East and North Africa with operations in 13 countri ...

portfolio. City Centre Deira opened on 27 August 1995. It is located in the older part of the city on cross road between

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital o ...

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and the

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. It is one of Majid Al Futtaim's Group mall chains and is similar in size and layout to the

Mall of the Emirates Mall of the Emirates ( ar, مول الإمارات) is a shopping mall in Dubai. Developed and owned by Majid Al Futtaim Group, it opened in November 2005 and is located at interchange four on Sheikh Zayed Road. The multi-level shopping mall cur ...

in Dubai. It is a known shopping, entertainment and leisure complex with 2 levels. It has over 1.2 million sq. ft. of retail selling space, with 370 shops and 3,600 car-parking spaces. The mall's

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s include

Carrefour Carrefour () is a French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation headquartered in Massy, France. The eighth-largest retailer in the world by revenue, it operates a chain of hypermarkets, groceries stores and convenience stores, which ...

Debenhams Debenhams plc was a British department store chain operating in the United Kingdom, Denmark and the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1778 as a single store in London and grew to 178 locations across those countries, also owning the Danish ...

, Iconic, Sharaf DG,

Virgin Megastore Virgin Megastores is an international entertainment retailing chain, founded in early 1976 by Richard Branson as a record shop on London's Oxford Street. In 1979 the company opened their first Megastore at the end of Oxford Street and Tottenha ...

, and Paris Gallery. City Centre Deira is owned by the

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group, and is one of twelve ''City Centre'' malls — the others are located in

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and

Milestones

* 1995: City Centre Deira opened * 2008: Food court renovated * 2011: Underwent redevelopment to open 55 new retail stores * 2013: Announced $6m redevelopment project to introduce new dining options and improved accessibility * 2014: City centre changes their logo

Redevelopment

In March 2013 City Centre Deira announced a US$5.9m redevelopment project. The redevelopment will upgrade the malls centre court, create easier metro access and an enhanced food court.

Shopping

City Centre Deira has over 370 stores. The malls anchor stores include Carrefour, Debenhams, Iconic, Sharaf DG, Virgin Megastore and Paris Gallery. There is a variety of electronics stores, cosmetic brands, toy stores, Jewellery Court and Textile Court at City Centre Deira. Retail Outlets are Debenhams, Plug-ins, Woolworths, Paris Gallery, and

, Zara,

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and Hollister.

Dining

City Centre Deira houses over 58 restaurants, cafés and food outlets including

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, Carluccio's, Coco’s, China Times, Hatam, P.F. Chang’s,

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and

Texas Roadhouse Texas Roadhouse is an American steakhouse chain that specializes in steaks in a Texan and Southwestern cuisine style. It is a subsidiary of Texas Roadhouse Inc, which has two other concepts (Bubba's 33 and Jaggers) and is headquartered in Louisv ...

; and international Food Court with 21 outlets such as

KFC KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, that specializes in fried chicken. It is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with 2 ...

New York Fries New York Fries is a Canadian quick service restaurant that mainly serves french fries, hot dogs and poutine. There are 120 locations in Canada, as well as locations in Bahrain, China, Egypt, Macao, Oman, Panama, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey ...

McDonald’s McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hamburger st ...

, Mrs Vanelli’s and Charley’s Grilled Subs,

Chowking Chowking () is a Chinese cuisine fast food restaurant selling mostly noodle soups, dim sum and rice bowls. Its headquarters in the Philippines. After Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) acquired Chowking in 2000, the brand was placed under Fres ...

, Fat Burger &

Baja Fresh Baja Fresh is an American chain of fast-casual Tex Mex restaurants founded in Newbury Park, California in 1990 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and is owned by Canadian franchisor MTY Food Group. The chain emphasizes fresh ingredients, ...

Entertainment

* Magic Planet Magic Planet is a family entertainment centre in the Middle East. It features the simulators, video games and theme rides for children. * Bowling City Bowling City is a cosmic bowling arena with 8 lanes, as well as billiards, internet and network games, karaoke, and a snack bar. * VOX Cinemas

VOX Cinemas Majid Al Futtaim ( ar, ماجد الفطيم) is an Emirati holding company based in Dubai. As of 2015, it owned and operated shopping malls, retail, and leisure establishments in the Middle East and North Africa with operations in 13 countri ...

City Centre Deira is an 11-screen cinema multiplex with two 3D Digital RealD screens including Extreme Screen Digital screen cinema. VOX Cinemas is spread over 5,661 square meters with 2,795 seats and also features VOX Café.

Hotels

City Centre Deira is connected to four hotels including City Centre Hotel and Residence, managed by

Accor Hotels Accor S.A. is a French multinational hospitality company that owns, manages and franchises hotels, resorts and vacation properties. It is the largest hospitality company in Europe, and the sixth largest hospitality company worldwide. Accor op ...

; Novotel City Centre Deira; Ibis City Centre Deira, Pullman City Centre Deira and Aloft City Centre Deira. Image:City Center Hotel.jpg, City Center Hotel Image:Debenhams Showroom at City Center.jpg, Debenhams Showroom at Deira City Center Flora Park Deluxe Hotel Apartments which is just about 100 metres away from Deira City Centre. However, the hotel has been converted to a residential building in August 2020.

References

External links

City Centre Deira
- Official Website {{Dubai malls Shopping malls established in 1995 Shopping malls in Dubai