The Dubai Mall
| دبي مول | |
The shopping mall's interior
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| Location |
Downtown U.A.E, United Arab Emirates |
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| Coordinates | 25°11′51″N 55°16′45″E / 25.19750°N 55.27917°ECoordinates: 25°11′51″N 55°16′45″E / 25.19750°N 55.27917°E |
| Opening date | 8 May 2008 |
| Developer | Emaar Properties |
| Management | Emaar Malls Group |
| Owner | Emaar Properties |
| Architect | DP Architects Pte Ltd. |
| No. of stores and services | 1,200+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 502,000 square metres (5,400,000 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 4 |
| Parking | 14,000+ |
| Public transit access | Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station |
| Website | www |
The Dubai Mall (Arabic: دبي مول) is a shopping mall in Dubai and the largest mall in the world by total area. Along with West Edmonton Mall in Canada, it is the nineteenth largest shopping mall in the world by gross leasable area. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it is part of the 20-billion-dollar Downtown complex, and includes 1,200 shops. In 2011 it was the most visited building on the planet, attracting over 54 million visitors. Access to the mall is provided via Doha Street, rebuilt as a double-decker road in April 2009.
Twice delayed, Dubai Mall opened on 4th November 2008, with about 1000 retailers, marking the world's second largest-ever mall opening in retail history behind West Edmonton Mall. However it is not the largest in gross leasable space, and is surpassed in that category by several malls including the New South China Mall, which is the world's largest, albeit largely derelict, Golden Resources Mall, SM City North Edsa, and SM Mall of Asia.
The Dubai Mall recorded 61,000 tickets sold for the Dubai Aquarium and Discovery Centre in the first five days, following its opening. The Dubai Mall hosted over 37 million visitors in 2009, and attracts more than 750,000 visitors every week., In 2010 it hosted 47 million, and saw footfall increase by around 27 percent over 2009, despite the economic crisis. In 2012, Dubai Mall continued to hold title of world's most-visited shopping and leisure destination, and attracted more than 65 million visitors, an increase of more than 20 percent compared to the 54 million recorded in 2011. It attracted more visitors than New York City with over 52 million tourists in 2012, and Los Angeles with 41 million. The numbers also surpass visitor arrivals to all landmark leisure destinations and theme parks in the world including Times Square (39.2 million), Central Park (38 million), and Niagara Falls (22.5 million).
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