Dubai Marina (Dubai)

United Arab Emirates / Dubai / Dubai
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The marina is entirely man-made and has been developed by the real estate development firm Emaar Properties of the United Arab Emirates. The marina will contain over 200 high-rise buildings and some supertall skyscrapers, Dubai Marina Towers, The Torch Dubai Marina, Infinity Tower, The Princess Tower, Number One Dubai Marina, Marina Terrace, Le Rêve (Dubai) and Horizon Tower to name a few, and comprise of an area of 4.9 million m² (50 million ft²), which includes the 40 residential and hotel towers of the Jumeirah Beach Residence. Upon completion, it is claimed to be the world's largest man-made marina. The current largest man-made marina in the world is Marina del Rey in California, USA.

Interesting side note:
Sulim Yamadaev, Commander-in-Chief of Russian "Vostok" regiment and enemy to Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen President, was shot here under the "Rimal 6" building on 28/03/2009 and passed away two days later.

Google panorama: goo.gl/maps/z3s7Qy3K85FrVwqX7
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_Marina
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Coordinates:   25°4'46"N   55°8'15"E

Comments

  • good place
  • Well.. two things... I am not white and I live there :))
  • I was living there for a bit...
  • I'm living in the marina now, beautiful place, and everything you might need.
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