Ibn Battuta ( ar, ابن بطوطة) is a
rapid transit
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station on the
Red Line of the
Dubai Metro
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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 ...
,
UAE
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, serving
Jebel Ali
Jebel Ali ( ar, جبل علي) is a port town south-west of Dubai. The Jebel Ali Port is located there. Al Maktoum International Airport has been constructed just outside the port area. Jebel Ali is connected to Dubai via the UAE Exchange (form ...
and surrounding areas.
The station is named after the nearby
Ibn Battuta Mall
The Ibn Battuta Mall is a large shopping mall on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, UAE, close to Interchange 6 for Jebel Ali Village.
Overview
Having around 275 shops, 50 restaurants, and over 4,500 parking spaces on a total of , Ibn Battuta is the ...
.
The station opened as part of the Red Line on 30 April 2010.
Ibn Battuta station is located on the
Sheikh Zayed Road
E 11 ( ar, شارع ﺇ ١١) is a highway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The longest road in the Emirates, it stretches from Al-Silah in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends in Ras al-Khaimah emirate, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastl ...
between major junctions with the D59 and D591 roads. Nearby are the
Ibn Battuta Mall
The Ibn Battuta Mall is a large shopping mall on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, UAE, close to Interchange 6 for Jebel Ali Village.
Overview
Having around 275 shops, 50 restaurants, and over 4,500 parking spaces on a total of , Ibn Battuta is the ...
, the Jebel Ali Recreation Club,
and the IBN Battuta Bus Station immediately adjacent to the station. Surrounding neighbourhoods include
The Gardens and Jabal Ali 2. The station is close to a number of bus routes.
During January 2018 to April 2019, the Red Line between the
DMCC and Ibn Battuta stations was closed for an extension to the Dubai Metro system.
See also
*
Ibn Battuta
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battutah (, ; 24 February 13041368/1369),; fully: ; Arabic: commonly known as Ibn Battuta, was a Berbers, Berber Maghrebi people, Maghrebi scholar and explorer who travelled extensively in the lands of Afro-Eurasia, ...
(1304–1368/1369), a Muslim Moroccan scholar and explorer
References
External links
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Railway stations in the United Arab Emirates opened in 2010
Dubai Metro stations
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