The Sulafa Tower is a 76-story skyscraper in the
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 ...
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 ...
. The tower has a total structural height of 288 m (945 ft), making it the
25th tallest building in Dubai and
172nd tallest in the world. Construction of the Sulafa Tower by Turkish conglomerate
TAV Construction
TAV Airports Holding ( tr, TAV Havalimanları Holding) is a Turkish airport operation and services firm that is part of Groupe ADP. It is one of the world's largest airport operators, providing services to 1 million flights and 152 million passen ...
was completed in 2010.
On the afternoon of 20 July 2016, a fire erupted in the tower. No casualties were recorded. Many people in this tower were allowed to seek refuge in a nearby hotel tower. This is the second fire in a skyscraper in Dubai.
Gallery
Sulafa Tower Under Construction on 20 December 2007.jpg, Sulafa Tower under construction in December 2007
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Dubai
Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, is home to many extremely tall modern high-rises, 108 of which stand taller than . The tallest building in Dubai is the Burj Khalifa, which rises and contains 163 floors. The tower has ...
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List of tallest buildings in the United Arab Emirates
This list of tallest buildings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ranks skyscrapers based on official height. The tallest building in the UAE is Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which rises and contains 163 floors. The tower has stood as both the tallest b ...
References
External links
TAV WebsiteEmporis
Residential skyscrapers in Dubai
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