West Jumeirah
West Jumeirah is a land west of the iconic symbol of Dubai Burj al Arab, stretching between the shore and Sheikh-Zaied Road almost the the port Jabal Ali. Near Burj al Arab another futuristic building Jumeirah Beach hotel puts some shadow onto the premises of the most popular water park Wild Wadi. All are already out-dated due to incredible artificial island the Palm Jumeirah. The area is in constant development, almost finished Dubai Marina boasts modern hotels and living complexes : Dubai Media City, Internet City and Knowledge Village. Mall of the Emirates fulfill the dreams of impossible - the snow in the midle of the desert - Ski Dubai. The vast empty land behind slowly fills with premises of new Dubailand.
Articles in West Jumeirah
Mall of the Emirates
Driving Sheik Zayed Road one can’t miss the enormous building with characteristic metal pipe on the side ( Ski Dubai) . This is Mall of the Emirates, the biggest shopping mall in Dubai with over 400 shops, cinema fun city and Ski Area. The total surface of three levels stores counts 585 thousands of square [...]
Palm Jumeirah
Created using 7 million tons of rock and 94 million cubic meters of sand Palm Jumeirah is the world’s largest man-made island. The island, in the shape of a palm tree, consists of a trunk, a crown with 17 fronds, and a surrounding island in the form of crescent 5 km in diameter, connected to [...]
Emirates Golf Club
The most recognisable symbols of Emirates Golf Club are the club buildings shaped into the Bedouin’s tents. One of the finest golf courses in Emirates host yearly competitions of Dubai Desert Classic considered to be the world’s most exclusive, often visited by Tiger Woods. Emirates Hill is not only the best golf club, but also [...]
Madinat Jumeirah
The central place and the main part of Madinat is occupied by the boutique hotel Al Qasr ( ‘the Palace’ ), which is designed to resemble a Sheikh’s summer residence. It features 292 rooms and suites decorated in Arabian style with king-size bed, big flat TV screen, but also with a balcony to sit on [...]
Ski Dubai
Even only looking at Ski Dubai from large observation tower one can easily be stunned by the size, complexity and technical advance of entrepreneurship to bring the snow to the middle of the desert. And the snow is real. The snow cannons work continuously converting the pure water to the snow of initial temperature -8°C, [...]
Burj al Arab
The highest an one of the most luxurious hotels in the world soon after opening in December 1999 became the irreplaceable symbol of Dubai. The big sail situated on its own artificial island 290 m from the coast during the day gets the bright white colour from teflon and light fiber cover, and during the [...]
Wild Wadi Water Park
It is very easy to spend the whole day in one of the best fun parks in the world -Wild Wadi Water Park. The main entrance to 50 000 square meters of instant fun is located near the bridge leading to hotel symbol Burj al-Arab. Another one is reserved for the lucky guests of Madinat [...]