World's biggest shopping zone set for Dubai

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Dubai is to develop the world’s largest shopping area, with over 40 million square feet of gross leasable area, Gulf News reports today.

The retail area, part of the Dubailand hospitality and leisure zone Bawadi, will provide 17 times more retail space than Mall of the Emirates, currently the biggest shopping mall in the city.

Developed by Tatweer, the zone will consist of malls, underground and street shopping areas, and link to Bawadi’s 31 hotels.

The development will support Dubai’s tourism industry, which is expected to play a major role in the diversification and development of the economy, according to a Tatweer statement.

Saeed Al Muntafiq, Executive Chairman of Tatweer, said: 'The biggest shopping area in the world will considerably enhance our offering. It will, undoubtedly, accelerate our drive to develop a world-class hospitality and tourism project in Dubai and the region.'

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Dubai
Posted by T Crowe Semler on Saturday 12 May 2007 at 03:40 UAE time


Masha’Allah, this is an amazing project proposal. The scale models, once again, have the futuristic flavor which gives Dubai a one-of-a-kind status.  
I hope that the developers will explore expanding the zone beyond retail…creating a “whole community” full of diversity and experiences beyond shopping and habitual consuming.  
Please keep in mind the requirements for establishing a sustainable “green community” which offers authenticity. This will insure a creative vital community which calls to the intellectuals, the artists, and all those people of the world with illuminated vision.  
Insha’Allah, sustainable, green, high-tech, multi-cultural communities / retail projects will become the standard globally.  
I am your brother always, T Crowe O'Rourke Semler

The world biggest Dubailand
Posted by john rednar, england uk, uk on Monday 7 May 2007 at 13:38 UAE time


Good luck on this huge project as you have ventured on this types of projects in the past. Hence it would be just a formality, no sooner the foundation work begins the sky scraper will appear, belive you me i can visulise the entire sceine from here. again good luck. 
 
Its shame i cant be part of such a project. Where one can be proud to pass on to next generation and say here boys look after this for years to come. 
 
But please keep me update on this lovely project 
yous sincerely 
 
John R

World's Biggest Shopping Zone
Posted by Jun Oyales, Dubai, UAE on Sunday 6 May 2007 at 07:55 UAE time


I hope Dubai mall will reign for its promising record before it will be toppled. Anyway, Congratulations to Dubai's unstoppable world's bests.

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