Artificial man-made private islands
Through the vision of H.H General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Defense Minister, Nakheel is creating the most exclusive property development ever, The World.
With The Palm, Nakheel puts Dubai on The Map. Now with The World, Nakheel puts the map on Dubai. The World consists of over 300 man made islands strategically positioned to form the shape of the world map, lying 4km off the coast of Dubai. The World will be the most exclusive and sought after community offering the most exciting residential and leisure opportunities in the fastest growing tourist destination on the planet. This is the ultimate destination where the only limit is your imagination.
Almost two years of extensive planning, research development and design took place before The World was announced to an astonished real estate industry. Measuring approximately 9 km in width by 7 km in length, the development will cover approximately 9,340,000 square meters, will be visible to the naked eye from space and will add an additional 232 kilometers of beachfront to Dubai’s coastline. For The World to take shape, Nakheel is moving over 326 million cubic meters of sand to form the islands as well as building a 26 kilometer long oval shape breakwater.
This is arguably the most exciting, innovative and visually stimulating real estate development ever. In a land of modern city and timeless desert, old world charm and new world comfort, where East meets West in a kaleidoscope of contrasts, and villas and hotels sit on Palm trees stretching out into the Gulf, we are witnessing the birth of a new wonder – The World. An engineering marvel not seen since Venice, The World will never be replicated again.
Through the vision of H.H General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Defense Minister, Nakheel is creating the most exclusive property development ever, The World.
With The Palm, Nakheel puts Dubai on The Map. Now with The World, Nakheel puts the map on Dubai. The World consists of over 300 man made islands strategically positioned to form the shape of the world map, lying 4km off the coast of Dubai. The World will be the most exclusive and sought after community offering the most exciting residential and leisure opportunities in the fastest growing tourist destination on the planet. This is the ultimate destination where the only limit is your imagination.
Almost two years of extensive planning, research development and design took place before The World was announced to an astonished real estate industry. Measuring approximately 9 km in width by 7 km in length, the development will cover approximately 9,340,000 square meters, will be visible to the naked eye from space and will add an additional 232 kilometers of beachfront to Dubai’s coastline. For The World to take shape, Nakheel is moving over 326 million cubic meters of sand to form the islands as well as building a 26 kilometer long oval shape breakwater.
This is arguably the most exciting, innovative and visually stimulating real estate development ever. In a land of modern city and timeless desert, old world charm and new world comfort, where East meets West in a kaleidoscope of contrasts, and villas and hotels sit on Palm trees stretching out into the Gulf, we are witnessing the birth of a new wonder – The World. An engineering marvel not seen since Venice, The World will never be replicated again.
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Artificial man-made private islands
FACT SHEET
The World involves the creation of over 300 man made islands that are designed to represent the world map
The vision for The World project was provided by His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Defence Minister and was officially released on September 21, 2003
The islands will be built in the shape of the world map and consist of four protective breakwaters on the outer perimeters to provide shelter from long and cross-shore waves. The inner breakwaters will be a submerged reef and the outer breakwaters will be above water
Located just off the coast of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, The World is located 4km off shore from a point halfway between Port Rashid and The Palm, Jumeirah
Construction of The World commenced in September 2003, after many years of research. The project is scheduled to be completely raised from the sea in 2008.
Investors will have the freedom to create their own personal vision on the islands for private or commercial use, whether it is for leisure, residential or tourist developments. The 300 islands will be offered for sale on a freehold basis to selected investors only
Nakheel will hand over the islands to the investors once the land has been reclaimed in 2008.
The World will measure approximately 9km in length and 7km in width. It will cover over 9,340,000 square metres, and will add 232 kilometres of beachfront to Dubai’s coastline.
All of the islands will range from 150,000 sq feet to 450,000 sq feet in size, with the average island measuring approximately 300,000 square feet
326 million cubic metres of sand will be used to form the islands
32 million tons of rock will be used to construct the breakwater
The islands prices range from US$ 10 million - 45 million
The average distance between islands is 50-100 metres, with an average depth of water in the navigation channels of at least 5 metres
The World will be a sophisticated network of islands - Nakheel will integrate a series of waterways, canals and lakes to enhance the overall design
All 300 islands will only be accessible by marine or air transport, with world-class marinas to berth boats, yachts and cruise liners. 2 mainland marinas will service The World. 4 hub islands in The World will service the islands.
Construction on The World is round-the-clock, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
The main Contractors for The World are Van Oord ACZ Marine Contractors Gulf FZE – Dubai who are responsible for land reclamation, dredging works and the breakwaters. This is the largest project Van Oord has undertaken in the region
The jumbo trailers being used to build The World can handle 20-25 thousand cubic metres of sand at any one time and require a water depth of at least 12 metres to operate.
OTHER
The World now has a dedicated Sales and Technical Office in Dubai, located on the oceanfront - across from Dubai Media City. This office strategically marks the entrance to another iconic Nakheel project, The Palm, Jumeirah, and houses the Management, Administration, Sales and Marketing teams
A committed World Call Centre staffed by a bi-lingual (English & Arabic) team is now operational to answer all general queries relating to the project and re-direct more detailed queries to the appropriate World Executives. The dedicated phone number is 800 5554 (UAE Toll Free) or + 971 4 390 3333
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