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Having around 275 shops, 50 restaurants, and over 4,500 parking spaces on a total of , Ibn Battuta is the world's largest themed shopping mall. On 26 May 2013, Nakheel announced the tender for Ibn Battuta Mall expansion – a new, retail hub for another 150 shops. This expansion had introduced new shops in the mall, such as Decathlon, Brands for Less, and includes a new food court in the upgraded metro link. The mall contains several activities such as a trampoline park, a light exhibition, the

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hypermarket and a 21-screen cinema theatre by Novo cinemas. The mall consists of six courts, each of whose designs are inspired by some of the countries visited by the Moroccan Berber explorer, Ibn Battuta:

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Court. The India Court features a working reproduction of an elephant clock. The mall is located next to the neighbourhood of The Gardens, and near the Delhi Private School and the Winchester School. Thus, the mall is visited frequently by residents as well as school students. The eponymous Ibn Battuta metro station on the

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provides access from central Dubai. In the recent year, Ibn Battuta Mall has open new shops and businesses including a brand-new nursery concept by Jumeirah International Nurseries and a new walk-in-retail store for Eros Group.

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Ibn Battuta Mall official website
2005 establishments in the United Arab Emirates Shopping malls established in 2005 Shopping malls in Dubai Nakheel Properties {{UnitedArabEmirates-struct-stub

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