Palm Jumeirah is an elite island in Dubai, UAE. artificial islands in dubai

828 meters high), the Emirates began to wash into the sea giant islands already awarded the title of the eighth wonder of the world. But there is a reason - the islands can be seen with the naked eye from space, and even on the moon!

The project "The Palm" in its scope surprised and amazed many, including your humble servant. This has never been done before on our planet.

The project consists of three artificial islands, in the form date palms(this is Jumeirah, Jebel Ali, Deira). From the sea, the islands are protected by artificial barrier reefs that can hold back waves up to 10 meters high. The "chip" of one of the islands will be a special arrangement of buildings on the island - from the air or even space it will be possible to read in Arabic script the famous saying of the Prince of the Emirates Ben Rashid Al Maktoum - "Learn the wisdom of the wise. Not all those who mount a horse become riders."

These projects, designed by Dutch specialists, with Arab petrodollars built by Indian and Indonesian laborers, plan to compete with business Hong Kong and Singapore and beat fashionable Las Vegas in terms of recreation and entertainment. On the vast territory of artificial islands there will be all kinds of business centers, mega malls, amusement parks, luxurious hotels, huge sports facilities, exclusive villas and comfortable apartments. It is also planned to make a convenient marina for yachts of any class and level. In general, everything for a paradise life in a big way.

Perhaps there is not a single person who has not heard about The World project. 300 bulk islands located in the form of a geographical map of the world, not far from the city of Dubai. Over the past few years, a huge number of world-famous stars have acquired ownership of the island, forcing the whole world to talk about the project.

Sooner or later, every country that has a coastline thinks about expanding its borders in this way. After the world-famous "seven-star" Burj Al Arab hotel was built in Dubai in 1998, the city has become a real mecca for tourists. But the problem was that Dubai has only 67 km of natural coastline, and by 1999, due to active development, the city simply had no beaches left. Dubai is a linear city

Dubai is a linear citylocated along the coast, and the most expensive and significant projects are built on the beach. The sun and the beach are the main asset of the city. The sun has not gone away, but all the beaches are gone. The only thing left to do was create new beaches. This is how the idea of ​​building all these man-made islands, which can be seen on the map today, arose. All this was created for tourists, to improve the quality of tourist services in the country.

For several years of work, designers and builders have managed to add more than 500 kilometers of beach to the country. And this is not the limit. In total, it is planned to add more than 1,500 km to those 67 km of beaches that were originally.
All created islands are put up for sale. Not every wealthy person can become the owner of such a miracle island. The islands are sold to world famous personalities, or to developers who are ready to build a unique project on the island. The cheapest island today costs 15 million dollars.

Russia is one of the most big countries in Mir, it owns a fairly impressive number of islands. Both Russian developers and private buyers are happy to acquire "Russian" islands. There are "Moscow", "St. Petersburg", "Yekaterinburg" and many others geographic features Russia.

Emirates never ceases to amaze the whole world with its ambitious ideas. Perhaps this country will become the world center for the implementation of fantastic projects of the future.

One of the most interesting sights of the United Arab Emirates is an archipelago of artificial islands under the general name "Palm Islands in Dubai" (Palm Islands in Dubai, or in short - The Palms). The archipelago consists of three islands in the Persian Gulf - Palm Jumeirah ( Palm Jumeirah), Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira. In addition to these islands, in January 2008, another archipelago was completed off the coast of the Emirates called "The World" (The World), imitating the outlines of the continents of planet Earth. When all scheduled for this moment the islands of Dubai will be built, the territory of the emirate will increase by more than 500 kilometers.

There are things in the world, the whole uniqueness of which can be felt only by seeing them with your own eyes. The same, perhaps, applies to the Palm Islands, which have already been dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World."

The palm islands are made in the form of date palms, on the top of each of them there is a crescent moon, not only as a symbol of Islam, but also acting as a breakwater. Also, the islands are surrounded by protective barrier reefs. At the Palm Jebel Ali, they are inscriptions on Arabic- quotes from the poems of the ruler of Dubai - Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum): “In order to leave lines on the water, insight is needed; Great people set themselves great goals. Draw wisdom from the one who has it; Not everyone on a horse is a rider."

The islands are created from sand raised from the bottom of the Persian Gulf, which is sprayed with powerful jets that form the shape of a rainbow in a certain area by special ships. About 135 million cubic meters were used to create another artificial island, Jebel Ali. m of sand, limestone and monoliths.

The Palm Islands can be seen from the moon with the naked eye. They have become a symbol not only of the city of Dubai, but of all the Arab Emirates. Especially after their picture was taken by Russian cosmonauts from the ISS station.

Palm Jumeirah

The Palm Jumeirah project was launched first in June 2001. Palm Jumeirah consists of a "trunk", from which 17 "branches" extend, forming a crown. The breakwater that protects the island from waves at sea has a length of 11 km. It took 7 million cubic meters to create it. m. sand. There will be 28 hotels on the crescent surrounding the island. The main attraction and dream for tourists is the Atlantis complex, consisting of two pompous towers connected by a bridge. The Palm Jumeirah boasts 78 km. magnificent beaches.

The island has marinas, shopping malls, sports facilities, clubs, hotels, and luxury housing. The residential areas are on palm leaves and include 8,000 two-story urban-style mansions.

The Palm Jumeirah consists of the Crescent, the Crown and the Trunk.

The Crescent is the barrier that surrounds and protects the Palm. It will house hotels of well-known hotel chains built in different styles- Brazilian, Venetian, Japanese, etc.

"Krone" (The Crown) consists of 17 branches rushing into the sea, forming 17 secluded neighborhoods. Exclusive villas of various sizes and designs are built on the branches. The following types of villas can be purchased on Krona: Signature Villas, Garden Homes and Town Homes.

"The Trunk" (The Trunk) is central part Palm trees, where parks, shopping centers and restaurants will be located. It also builds multi-storey residential buildings (Shorline Apartments), where you can buy one-, two-, three- and four-room apartments with a beautiful view of the sea or the picturesque water channel running through the center of the Trunk.

Transportation between Dubai and the Palm Jumeirah is carried out by means of a high-speed monorail train. The system is fully automatic, however, the driver will be constantly present in the cab. At the same time, the monorail will be integrated with the Dubai Metro. For the passage of vehicles from the "trunk" of the palm tree to the "crescent" encircling the island, an underwater tunnel is being built with three traffic lanes in each direction.

The total area of ​​the island is 25 sq. km. Palm Jumeirah is the smallest in comparison with sisters - Jebel Ali and Deira.

Palm Jebel Ali

Following Jumeirah, in October 2002, the Palm Jebel Ali project was launched. Jebel Ali is larger than Jumeirah by about 40-50% and has a more exotic shape. The main bet in Jebel Ali was made on tourism, and not on private housing.

More than 1,000 bungalows have been erected on the "second palm" of the coastline, supported on piles in the Polynesian style. More than 2,000 villas of various layouts have been built. To attract wealthy investors, even the creation of houses on individual projects is proposed. It is predicted that the so-called "palm" of Jebel Ali by 2020 will accommodate about 1.7 million inhabitants. At 30.000 sq. m. it is planned to rebuild a complex of buildings made of glass and concrete, which in shape will resemble the sails of yachts. The crescent surrounding Palm Jebel Ali houses 4 theme parks entertainment - SeaWorld, Aquatica, Busch Gardens and Discovery Cove.

Palm Deira

The construction of the Palm Deira started in October 2004. Deira is planned to be eight times the size of the Palm Jumeirah and five times the size of the Palm Jebel Ali. This project is the largest and longest-term one. After its completion, the “third palm” will become the largest man-made island in the history of mankind, which will serve as a habitat for 1 million people. The work is planned to be fully completed by 2015, however, due to the large volumes and costs, most likely, the significant date will again be postponed for several years.

The extraordinary idea of ​​creating an alluvial island in Dubai was born in the late 90s, when the part of the 72-kilometer coastline suitable for development was already occupied, and the number of people who wanted to buy real estate and ordinary tourists grew steadily. The new island was to add tens of kilometers of beaches to the emirate in order to build a futuristic "city of tomorrow" on them for permanent residence and mass tourism.

The initiator of the Palm Jumeirah megaproject was Sheikh Mohammed, the absolute monarch of Dubai and a passionate collector of architectural curiosities. The shape of the date palm - the symbol of the emirate of Dubai, due to which the Palm Jumeirah island (from Arabic "crown of the palm tree") got its name - is not a whim of the monarch, but the result of complex design calculations. They made it possible to correlate the length of the coast and the building area in such a way as to place a maximum of villas, hotels and restaurants on it. With a diameter of only 5.5 kilometers, due to the 17 "palm branches" the island received a coastline of 56 kilometers, which is 9 times more if it were round.

erection Palm Islands Jumeirah made of natural sand and stone among the waves of the Persian Gulf began in August 2001. Of course, it could be built from concrete and steel, but Crown Prince Mohammed wanted the island to blend in harmoniously with the environment and refuse to use artificial materials. This added complexity for the builders - every day they had to make sure that the water did not wash away what was built yesterday. In total, 94 million m2 of sand was required to build the island.

Geographically, the island of Palm Jumeirah is very "lucky" - the warm shallow waters off the coast of Dubai are inaccessible to storms, since they are closed from the ocean by the Strait of Hormuz. Nevertheless, the builders surrounded the island with a 3.5-meter protective breakwater, the construction of which took 5.5 million m2 rock. If we sum up the entire volume of sand and stone required to create the Palm Jumeirah, then it would be enough to build a wall 2.5 meters high and as long as the equator.

The current look of Palm Jumeirah was finally formed when magnificent high-rise hotels, yacht clubs, theme parks, shopping and entertainment centers were located on its "trunk", and luxurious villas, each with a personal access to the sea, were located on its "leaves". To date, about 1,400 villas and about 2,500 apartments in 20 spectacular buildings have already been built on the island. The Oceana the Palm Jumeirah, which includes a unique five-star residential complex and a "luxury" gated aparthotel, was completed on the island among the latest.

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Today, the island has turned into a kind of "land of dreams", in whose projects both "ordinary" wealthy foreigners and members of royal dynasties from all over the world are actively investing money. The investment boom on the Palm Jumeirah has been going on for more than a year, and for this there are quite objective reasons. Firstly, almost simultaneously with the beginning of the construction of the island, the September 11 terrorist attack took place in the United States, and then many investors hurried to transfer their capital from the West to new projects in the East. Naturally, taking on its fantastic shape with incredible speed, Palm Jumeirah turned out to be the most financially profitable and safest choice.

Secondly, in 2003, the emirate's authorities made an unprecedented decision - they were the first among the Gulf countries to provide foreigners with unlimited and unconditional ownership rights to any property purchased in Dubai. Thus, from that moment on, the purchase of housing on the Palm Jumeirah as a market product has acquired a clear and understandable image for the buyer, fully protected by international law. Based on this, we can say with a high degree of confidence that Palm Jumeirah in the coming decades will hold one of the leading places in the global tourism and leisure industry, as well as in terms of the quality of life on its territory.

The success of the Palm Jumeirah project has proven to be very contagious, and in the future, Dubai plans to build a couple more "palm trees" - one will appear to the west of the commercial port, and the second, near the Old City. Today, however, all the attention is on the "first-born" - the island of Palm Jumeirah. This is a friendly and devoid of any discomfort world of elite residential complexes interspersed with parks, centers active rest and sports, shopping malls and restaurants. This is the very place where you can hide from the stuffiness and whirlwind of urbanized space, where you want to live and relax for as long as possible.

On the islands was created hitherto unseen in Arab world infrastructure for living and recreation. It includes world-famous hotels and resorts, luxurious villas and huge apartments. There are no restrictions for foreigners. They can both acquire and rent the real estate of the islands. In total, a huge number of different structures are located on the Palm Islands. These are luxury hotels, residential apartments with a 5-star level of service, water attractions, shopping centers, sports clubs, spas, cinemas and special water areas for diving enthusiasts and much more. The Palm Islands have extended Dubai's coastline by 520 km.

That was the plan...

So, the islands, or rather the peninsulas (since they are connected to the coastline) are made in the form of date palms traditional for Arab countries (by the way, very revered in Islam). Each island is crowned with a crescent moon at the top. It performs the function of a breakwater and at the same time is a Muslim symbol. Also, the islands are surrounded by protective barrier reefs. At the Palm Jebel Ali, they are inscriptions in Arabic, namely, quotes from the poems of the ruler of Dubai, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum:

“In order to leave lines on the water, insight is needed; Great people set themselves great goals. Draw wisdom from the one who has it; Not everyone on a horse is a rider."

"Take wisdom from the wise, It takes a man of vision to write on water, Not everyone who rides a horse is a jockey, Great men rise to greater challenges."

It is he, the absolute monarch of the Emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed, who is in charge of all this amazing construction. Actually, it is known that the economy of the UAE is based on oil. And 3% of all oil reserves of the emirates are located in Dubai. But the sheikhs of Maktoum did not want to put up with such a situation, realizing that the entire economy should not be based on oil alone. That is why they began to make Dubai the best tourist resort in the world. And even now we can say that they competently disposed of the money received from natural resources. It is expected that when all the currently planned islands of Dubai are built, this will add more than half a thousand additional kilometers of territory.

The Palm Islands were the first major projects, which conquered the world with their uniqueness - the state company Al Nakheel Properties, their construction cost $ 7 billion.

Most of the villas are currently sold out. Special demand for "marine" real estate is in the UK. Buying a home on Jumeirah is sought not only by celebrities, but also by wealthy inhabitants. Currently over 500 villas are occupied.

The problem of delivering tourists and islanders to Palma is practically solved. It is planned to carry out movement on ultra-modern airships of the Skyship 600 model, as well as launch a 5.5 km long monorail. The latter will start functioning already in April 2009 and will connect the city with the palm island, and tests of the monorail in real operating conditions will begin in October this year.

Monorail cars from Japan will run on the line. The system is fully automatic, however, the driver will be constantly present in the cab. It is planned to carry up to 2.4 thousand passengers per hour in one direction in 4 individual trains, each of which consists of 3 wagons. At the same time, the monorail will be integrated with the Dubai Metro.

Palm Jumeirah is the smallest in comparison with sisters - Jebel Ali and Deira.

More than 1,000 bungalows will be erected on the "second palm" of the waterfront, supported by Polynesian-style pilings. It is planned to build more than 2,000 villas of different layouts. To attract wealthy investors, even the creation of houses on individual projects is proposed. It is predicted that the so-called "palm" of Jebel Ali by 2020 will accommodate about 1.7 million inhabitants. The infrastructure is currently under construction. Residential complexes will be built last. At 30.000 sq. m. it is planned to rebuild a complex of buildings made of glass and concrete, which in shape will resemble the sails of yachts. The crescent surrounding Palm Jebel Ali will host 4 theme parks - SeaWorld, Aquatica, Busch Gardens and Discovery Cove.

It is planned to build the first in the region seawater aquarium, where world-class water attractions will be demonstrated, where you can watch dolphins, killer whales and other inhabitants underwater world. The Sea Village will become one of the most visited tourist destinations in the Middle East.

The Palm Jebel Ali is approximately 22 kilometers and 17 minutes by boat from the Palm Jumeirah. It is assumed that a separate road junction will lead to the island, through which it will be possible to get to Palma directly from Shaikh Zayed Road. This is the central street connecting the Dubai Mall and the capital Abu Dhabi - it has 5 lanes in each direction and stretches for 55 km.

The first 27 km were built between 1993 and 1998. Shaikh Zayed Road is the most important highway in Dubai. It connects with such highways as Al Ain Road (Al Ain Highway), Hatta Road (Hata Highway), Emirates Road (Emirates Circuit Highway), and others. To facilitate the flow of cars - and it reaches 200,000 cars daily - on this main street 13 interchanges were created.

Deira is an exotic palm tree with a wide, massive "trunk" and 41 branches. The anthropogenic structure is crowned with a crescent - a breakwater. Due to the size of the object, its construction was divided into several stages. Deira island will be located between Dubai Creek and Al Hamria Port. Palm Deira is designed to revive the old district of the same name in Dubai.

And finally, the last one for today, the island project Arab sheikhs called The World. Its construction was completed on January 10, 2008. These are 300 man-made islands, each of which is a mini-copy of one of the countries. Together they form geographical map world seen from a bird's eye view. The complex is located a few kilometers from the coast, between the Palm Islands. The archipelago does not just repeat the shape and outlines of the continents - each of the islands corresponds to the national color and traditions of the country it symbolizes. Thus, the Mir complex will indeed become a miniature copy of the globe. An improved copy, because the idea of ​​creating the most comfortable living conditions here will be brought to perfection. Comfortable villas, developed infrastructure, serene landscapes around, parks and lakes. All islands are up for sale. The offer is really tempting: to live in personal Cuba or in Africa. Therefore, the excitement around The World does not subside.

The idea to build a "copy of the globe" belongs to the ruler of Dubai, one of the most influential and richest people in the world, already mentioned at the beginning of our story, Sheikh Mohammed. Officially, the construction is carried out by the same Nakheel company, but in reality, foreign contractors hired by the Dubai government are more involved in the construction of the islands. The materials for the islands are local. The sand for the islands was taken from the Persian Gulf, the rock mass was also mined in the UAE.

The World archipelago is located 4 kilometers from the coast of Dubai. Communication between the islands of the "Mir" and the continent is supposed to be only by water and air. Recall that the Palms will be connected to the coastline of the metropolis through bridges. However, this difficulty does not particularly worry the newly-minted owners of the islands, the rich man, who allowed himself to buy a plot of "water paradise" for 20-40 million dollars, is quite capable of buying a yacht, or even a helicopter. Delivery of tourists to the islands is planned to be carried out by airships latest models, as well as pleasure ships (ferries).

At present, for the most part, the large islands are sold out, for example, "Australia", " New Zealand"," Ireland. There were also buyers for Finlandia and Brunei, which investors plan to turn into capitals of luxury and fashion. "Greenland" was ranked among his possessions by Sheikh Maktoum, who built a luxurious villa surrounded by tropical gardens on its territory.

Nakheel has retained the right to dispose of 20 islands located in the "North America" ​​of the Mir archipelago. This resort is called coral islands". Here it is planned to build magnificent hotels, parking for yachts, as well as picturesque villages.

Unlike the builders and masterminds behind the sculpting of the islands, environmentalists do not experience great joy from such serious changes taking place in the waters of the Persian Gulf. Concerns have been repeatedly expressed about the negative impact of artificial islands on the flora and fauna of the coastal zone. Skeptics say that the islands can upset the natural balance, and increased use of the Persian Gulf bay will lead to its pollution. It should be noted that the government of Dubai listens to the remarks of the “greens”, since it is itself interested in the development of the tourism industry. In particular, artificial reefs are arranged around the islands, on which favorable conditions are created for the living of marine life. On the central islands archipelago The World will install desalination and water purification stations. It is planned to use environmentally friendly energy sources.

The next snag faced by the authors of The World project is stagnant water in the bays of the archipelago. It is difficult to deal with this, because. the complex of islands is framed by a 26-kilometer breakwater 4 meters high, which, undoubtedly, makes it safe, but interferes with the renewal of water.

There are a number of other concerns that torment potential buyers - in particular, the reliability and durability of artificial islands. A number of experts believe that as a result of climate change on Earth and an increase in the water level in the World Ocean, in half a century, anthropogenic land areas will be plunged into the abyss. Supporters of the project refute these statements, "reassuring" investors that their holdings will remain afloat for at least 800 years.

The construction of The World archipelago, however, as well as its sisters Palms: Jumeirah, Deira and Jebel Ali caused a flurry of emotions in the world community. A number of critics call Dubai's projects pompous and overly ambitious, especially against the backdrop of a looming food crisis and the catastrophic plight of developing countries. However, the Emirates, whose standard of living is one of the highest in the world, do not stop these statements at all, but rather, on the contrary, encourage them to implement more and more extravagant projects.

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