The Universe
| The Universe | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 25 ° 13 ′ N , 55 ° 10 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | nb | |
| Total land area | 30 km² | |
The Universe is the project announced in January 2008 of a planned artificial archipelago off the coast of Dubai , United Arab Emirates , which is to expand the area of the emirate by a further 3000 hectares. It is planned between the coast and the artificial archipelago The World and is to extend from the west near the Palm Jumeirah and to the east over a length of around 16 kilometers to Port Rashid.
The planned islands are in the form of some well-known celestial bodies, e.g. B. the sun , the moon , the eight planets of the solar system and a distant galaxy arranged as a universe .
The project should be realized by the investment group Nakheel , which is also building the other island projects, with a construction period of around 15 years from 2010. At the end of November 2008, however, Nakheel announced that due to the global economic uncertainty and further necessary research, the project is currently not being pursued. At the end of 2009 Nakheel ran into economic difficulties and had to stop several projects. Therefore, the construction of the archipelago is not expected for the time being, but the project has not yet been abandoned.
More artificial islands in Dubai
- Palm Islands project , consisting of the three island groups "The Palm, Jebel Ali", "The Palm, Jumeirah" and "The Palm, Deira"
- The World
- Jumeirah Islands (inland)
- Dubai Waterfront (temporarily discontinued)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saifur Rahman: Nakheel announces new multi-billion island project In: Gulf News , January 19, 2008, accessed November 27, 2010, English
- ↑ Jens Flottau and Alexander Mühlauer: Former glittering emirate Dubai: From the dream In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , November 26, 2009, accessed on November 27, 2009
- ↑ Planned projects by Nakheel ( memento of the original from July 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English language) (accessed November 27, 2010)
