City of Arabia
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City of Arabia is a 20000000 square feet (1,858,060.8 m²) development in Dubailand, Dubai
, UAE. It is currently under construction and will have a phased opening starting towards the end of 2011. There will be four components of the small city: Mall of Arabia, Restless Planet
, Wadi Walk, and the Elite Towers. It will also include schools, offices, and other necessities. Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group, the developer, plans to link the development with the Dubai Metro
. The Mall of Arabia is expected to be one of the largest shopping mall in the world upon opening.
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, UAE. It is currently under construction and will have a phased opening starting towards the end of 2011. There will be four components of the small city: Mall of Arabia, Restless Planet
Restless Planet
Restless Planet is a theme park with attractions designed to portray the environment and creatures of the Mesozoic Era, using life-like robotic dinosaurs and exhibits of real fossil discoveries...
, Wadi Walk, and the Elite Towers. It will also include schools, offices, and other necessities. Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group, the developer, plans to link the development with the Dubai Metro
Dubai Metro
The Dubai Metro is a driverless, fully automated metro network in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The Red Line and Green Line are operational, with three further lines are planned. These first two lines run underground in the city centre and on elevated viaducts elsewhere...
. The Mall of Arabia is expected to be one of the largest shopping mall in the world upon opening.