Dubai Festival City

Mixed-use development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mixed-use development in Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Festival City

دبي فستيفال سيتي

Mixed-use development

Clockwise from top: Skyline at night, Deira International School, Dubai Festival City Mall viewed from Dubai Creek, Al Garhoud Bridge, InterContinental Hotel, Al Kheeran residential properties

Dubai Festival City

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Coordinates: 25°13′18.1″N 55°21′9.0″E﻿ / ﻿25.221694°N 55.352500°E﻿ / 25.221694; 55.352500
Country| United Arab Emirates
Emirate| Emirate of Dubai
City| Dubai
Inception| 2003
Area

• Total| 526 ha (1,300 acres)
Population

• Total| 77,000[1]
Time zone| UTC+4 (UAE)
Website| dubaifestivalcity.com

Dubai Festival City (Arabic: دبي فستيفال سيتي), also known as Al Kheeran (Arabic: الخيران), is a large residential, business and entertainment development in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, owned by Al-Futtaim Group. Administratively, it is part of Sector 4 and is located in the north-central area of Dubai.

Dubai Festival City is the Middle East's largest mixed-use development: elements for work, living, and leisure will be contained within the project. Once completed, Festival City will comprise a series of residential communities, numerous hotels, malls, a golf course and other entertainment sites, and a full suite of public services, including schools.

## Description

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Construction of the development, which was undertaken by Al Futtaim Carillion,[2] began in 2003 and was expected to take 12 years. The project spans 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) of water frontage on the eastern bank of Dubai Creek and is 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from Dubai International Airport. As of mid-2006, investments in the project had exceeded 11 billion AED (3 billion USD).[3]

The first phase of construction comprised over 14,500 m2 (156,077 sq ft) of façade roofs designed and built by Austrian specialist contractor Waagner Biro,[4] mainly over the crescent mall, festival square, oval court and knuckle. Within the development, Waagner Biro also constructed seven pavilions.[4] When completed, the development will cover a total area of 526 hectares (1,300 acres).[5]

## Hotels

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The development includes two hotels including the InterContinental Dubai Festival City and a long-term stay serviced apartment complex, all managed by InterContinental Hotels Group. In July 2009, InterContinental took over management of the Al Badia Golf Course. Developments include the 400-room Four Seasons Hotel Dubai, but construction of both hotels was put on hold in January 2009 due to the global financial crisis of 2008–2009.[6]

## Dubai Festival City Mall

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Main article: Dubai Festival City Mall

The Festival Waterfront Centre is a shopping centre which includes IKEA, Carrefour (formerly a HyperPanda supermarket, the first hypermarket outside of Saudi Arabia[7]), and Ace Hardware.[8] Robinsons Department Store from Singapore opened inside Dubai Festival City Mall in March 2017.[9]

## Transport

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There is an Abra boat service across Dubai Creek between the Dubai Festival City Mall and the Al Jaddaf Marine Station, operated by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), close to the Dubai Creek metro station on the Green Line of the Dubai Metro.[10][11]

A Dubai Festival City metro station on the Blue Line of the Dubai Metro is planned.[12]

Proposed services

Preceding station  | Dubai Metro | Following station
Creek

Terminus

|  | Blue Line

Creek branch

Opening 2029

|  | Dubai Creek Harbour

towards Academic City

## See also

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* Tourism in Dubai

## References

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1. ^ "DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY". bctdesigngroup.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
2. ^ "Design & build the way forward". ArabianBusiness.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
3. ^ Investments in Dubai Festival City exceed Dh11b Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Gulf News: 5 April 2006
4. ^ a b "Dubai Festival City – Waagner Biro / Steel and Glass facades". Retrieved October 22, 2020.
5. ^ "Dubai Festival City". Propsearch.ae. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
6. ^ "Two five-star hotels at Festival City shelved". Emirates Business 24/7. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
7. ^ "Dubai Festival City to have first 'HyperPanda' outside Saudi Arabia". AME Info. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
8. ^ "Festival Power Centre". Dubai Festival City. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
9. ^ "Robinsons VIP Opening at Dubai Festival City Takes Dubai By Storm | The Luxe Diary ذا لوكس داياري". The Luxe Diary | Luxury Lifestyle Magazine | Dubai & Abu Dhabi. March 31, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
10. ^ "Dubai Festival City Abras". Dubai Online. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
11. ^ "Al Jaddaf Marine Station". rta.ae. Dubai, UAE: RTA. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
12. ^ "Dubai Metro Blue Line: Where will it go and when will it open?". The National. Abu Dhabi. November 25, 2023.

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