Palm Jumeirah
Shaped like a palm tree, the Palm Jumeirah is an artificial island off the coast of Dubai. It is the first of 3 similar islands called the Palm Islands and was built by Nakheel.
It measures 3 miles long by 3 miles wide and consists of a trunk with 17 fronds (leaves), surrounded by a huge, circular crescent.
The Trunk – Shoreline Apartments and the Golden Mile
The trunk is connected to the Al Sufouh area of Dubai by a 6-lane bridge and monorail.
The Golden Mile will run the length of the trunk. It consists of 10 buildings, with over 800 apartments and 200 shops. To its right are the Shoreline Apartments, comprising 2 rows of apartment buildings (10 in each row).
The Fairmont Palm Hotel and Resort and the Fairmont Palm Residence are on the western side of the trunk.
The centrepiece of the trunk will be the 60-storey Trump International Hotel and Tower.
The Fronds - Villas
The fronds of the Palm Jumeirah are residential areas. All villas sold off-plan. The keys to the first homes were handed over in 2007 with the remainder expected to be complete by the end of 2008.
The Crescent - Hotels
The crescent will be home to most of the hotels on the Palm Jumeirah. It also acts as a breakwater and is connected to the trunk by a tunnel.
Hotels on the crescent include the Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Kempinski Emerald Palace Hotel & Residences, Kingdom of Sheba, Atlantis the Palm, Royal Amwaj, and the Jumeirah Al Fattan Palm Resort.
Monorail
The monorail will run from the Gateway Station on the trunk to the Atlantis hotel on the crescent, calling at the Trump International Hotel and the shopping centre.
Map of the Palm Jumeirah
Interactive map of the Palm Jumeirah. Click on the icons for more information.
Image Gallery
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