PALM JEBEL ALI

Description

Essentials about Palm Jebel Ali in brief

Next to the artificial island group The World, the also artificial sand island The Palm Jebel Ali is the most prominent example that the gigantomanism of Dubai’s urban development projects does not work in all cases. After the great success of the “sister island” The Palm Jumeirah, a few kilometers away, it was decided to build a second huge artificial island, also again in the shape of a palm tree. The Palm Jebel Ali is to be twice as large as The Palm Jumeirah and, when completed, will be a gigantic city with hotels, villas, apartment buildings, marinas and leisure parks, which after completion will provide living space for no less than 250,000 people.

The history and future of Palm Jebel Ali

Land reclamation off the coast of Dubai began in 2002 and was completed in 2008. However, the financial crisis that hit at the time caused financial difficulties for the construction companies, so construction work was halted and has not been resumed since. In 2023, however, the gigantic construction project was finally approved as part of the Dubai 2040 urban master plan. When exactly the palm island will be completed, however, is currently unknown.

What is known, however, is what the Palm Jebel Ali will look like one day. It will consist of seven interconnected islands. With an area of almost 13.5 square kilometers, the new palm will be around twice as large as its old sister island The Palm Jumeirah. Unlike The Palm Jumeirah, however, the Palm Jebel Ali will not only have the trunk of the palm connected to the mainland, but also the two ends.

A total of 16 palm fronds branch off from the five-kilometer-long palm trunk. The coastline of the entire Palm Jebel Ali is a whopping 100 kilometers. In addition to hundreds of luxury villas, more than 80 hotels and resorts are to be built on the artificial palm island. According to the government, the island will be almost completely self-sufficient in energy once it is completed.