Dubai Meydan City is a new development under construction in the Ras Al Khor area of

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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. The project was launched on the eve of the 2007

Dubai World Cup The Dubai World Cup (Arabic: كأس دبي العالمي) is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and contested at the Meydan Racecourse (Arabic: ميدان) which in Arabic suggests a place wh ...

. The entire development will cover more than GFA (gross floor area) on a land size of around . Meydan city is expected to be completed in 2020, while

Meydan Racecourse Meydan Racecourse is a racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The grandstand is over a mile in length, and can accommodate over 60,000 spectators. Meydan opened on 27 March 2010, replacing Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, which formerly occupi ...

officially opened on 27 March 2010. The development includes

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s, sky-bubble restaurant,

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, a concourse plaza, IMAX movie theater, towers and a boat-house.

Attractions

Meydan Racecourse

Meydan Racecourse is able to accommodate over 60,000 spectators in a 1 mile long grandstand. When not used for races it will serve as a business and conference integrated facility. A

horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million yea ...

racing

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and gallery are also planned. The development also includes a 9-hole

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course. The Meydan Racecourse includes Meydan Marina, The Meydan the world's first 5-star trackside hotel with 285 rooms, 2 race tracks and the Grandstand, which comprises a

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, a racing

and 72 corporate suites for entertaining throughout the year. Meydan Free Zone also operates from the premises of the hotel.

Meydan One

Meydan One was announced in August 2015. It is a luxury district with a large scope of work. Covering an area of it will feature a mall (the Meydan One Mall), a 711 meter tall Dubai One Tower (billed now as the tallest residential tower in the world), a civic plaza and a 4 kilometer canal and marina with 100 berths. The project will be located in the area extending between Medyan Hotel and Al Khail Road and will be developed by Meydan City Corporation. Phase One of the project is expected to be completed by 2020 at the time that Dubai will host the Expo 2020.

Dubai One Tower

Announced in August 2015, the

Dubai One Tower The Dubai One Tower was a proposed megatall residential building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At it would have been the tallest residential building in the world and the 4th tallest building in the world when completed. If built as plann ...

(part of Meydan One District) is expected to be the world's tallest residential tower when complete. The tower will feature 885 residential apartments and a five star hotel with 350 rooms. The building will also feature a conference center, a 655 meter high observation deck, a 675 meter high restaurant and will be close to the proposed Meydan One Marina Yacht Club.

Horizons

Horizons is a residential development that consists of Meydan Gateway Towers,

Meydan Tower Entisar Tower is a skyscraper to be built as a centrepiece of Dubai Meydan City, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It will have 122 floors for various purposes. See also *Dubai Meydan City *List of tallest buildings in Dubai Dubai, the larges ...

, Horseshoe plaza, and Bathhouse

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Metropolis

Metropolis is a

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development that consists of 17

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buildings built on a single pedestrian podium.

Millennium Estates

A gated residential haven of 198 luxury villas comes across as a visionary attempt to evoke and inspire the spirit of community living.

Godolphin Parks

Godolphin Parks includes the Godolphin Gateway Tower and a

Mall Mall commonly refers to a: * Shopping mall * Strip mall * Pedestrian street * Esplanade Mall or MALL may also refer to: Places Shopping complexes * The Mall (Sofia) (Tsarigradsko Mall), Sofia, Bulgaria * The Mall, Patna, Patna, Bihar, India ...

Transportation

There are plans to build a tramline which will run from Meydan City to Meydan Racecourse and can carry around 10,000

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every hour.

References

External links

Official sites

Zawya.com
{{Developments in Dubai Buildings and structures under construction in Dubai Proposed skyscrapers in Dubai Free-trade zones of the United Arab Emirates