The Jumeirah Islands ( ar, جزر الجميرا) are a
housing development
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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 ...
,
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
, developed by
Nakheel Properties
Nakheel Properties ( ar, نَـخٍـيْـل, nakhīl, palm tree) is a property developer based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The formal name of the company is Nakheel PJSC (private joint stock company) and it was a subsidiary of Dubai World a ...
, a Dubai-based property development company. They lie inland from
Dubai Marina
Dubai Marina ( ar, مرسى دبي), aka Marsa Dubai, is a district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is an artificial canal city, built along a stretch of Persian Gulf shoreline. As of 2018, it has a population of 55,052. When the entire develo ...
and
Jumeirah Lake Towers
The Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) ( ar, أبراج بحيرات الجميرا) is a large development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which consists of 80 towers being constructed along the edges of three artificial lakes (Lake Almas West, Lake Alm ...
, east of the main spinal highway,
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 ...
(E11), between interchanges 5 and 6. Jumeirah Islands consist of small islands (called clusters), each containing sixteen residential villas; buildings are of varied designs, from Islamic to Mediterranean architecture. The islands sit in an
artificial lake
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filled with seawater. The whole complex has a land-to-water ratio of 23:77.
The complex includes fifty islands (forty-six of which are the residential clusters), a
restaurant
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, a
supermarket
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, a club house, a gym, beauty salons, a pharmacy and a leisure facility. Each of the 736 houses has its own swimming pool. The project was completed at the end of 2006. Nearby properties include the
Jumeirah Lake Towers
The Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) ( ar, أبراج بحيرات الجميرا) is a large development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which consists of 80 towers being constructed along the edges of three artificial lakes (Lake Almas West, Lake Alm ...
and
Palm Jumeirah
The Palm Jumeirah is an archipelago of artificial islands on the Persian Gulf in Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is part of a larger series of developments called the Palm Islands, including Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira, which, if co ...
, both built by Nakheel Properties.
References
External links
Jumeirah Islands official website
2004 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
Buildings and structures in Dubai
Artificial islands of Dubai
Artificial lakes
Nakheel Properties
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