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Mall of DilMunia
and Qatar’s future iconic destination. Phase one of the project Dilmunia island, Bahrain,
Developer, Dilmunia Mall Development Company
is planned for completion by November 2021.
Last year, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin
Salman, launched a project to turn the historic region of AlUla
into an archaeological, cultural and touristic complex. Located
1,100km from Riyadh, AlUla covers 22,561sq km and it will
become an open-air museum and Saudi’s cultural capital. The
development will, therefore, include cultural sites, museums and
wildlife reserves. Plans also include a luxury resort designed by
French architect Jean Nouvel, set to open in 2023. It will be
located in the mountains of AlUla, within the Sharaan Nature
Reserve. The resort will include a summit centre, residential
estates, restaurants, and a spa. In addition to this, AlUla will
be home to a world-class museum on Arab civilisation and
culture, as well as a research centre and university.
Set to be unveiled in Q1 2024, Mall of Saudi will be
the Kingdom’s flagship destination for retail, leisure and
entertainment, offering Saudi Arabia’s most prestigious forsan Central Mall
stores as well as new brands making their debut in the abu Dhabi uae
Developer, line investments & Property llC
market. Mall of Saudi will represent the next generation in
integrated shopping, entertainment and dining. Designed as
a lifestyle venue, the mall will contain the most recognisable
brands in retail, from fashion and home styling to electronics.
Being developed by Majid Al Futtaim, the mall will feature
296,000sq m of GLA, over 600 stores, 10,300 parking spaces,
33,200sq m dedicated dining space, a five-star luxury hotel
with over 275 rooms, a 9,500sq m Carrefour hypermarket
and a 40,000sq m indoor ski slope and snow park. The
master-planned layout and luxury concept stores will be the
ultimate in accessibility and curation. This ambitious vision will
deliver seamless transitions from the shopping experience to
a wide variety of food and beverage options and a mix of
entertainment venues.
As well as Saudi Arabia’s Giga-Projects, which are
highlighted later in this article, the country has many smaller
projects on the go. Saudi Entertainment Ventures Company reeM Mall
(SEVEN) has an initial budget of $2.7bn to spend across reem island, abu Dhabi, uae,
multiple sites nationwide. Backed by the Kingdom’s Public Developer, nreC & uPaC
Investment Fund, SEVEN has started revealing some of
its plans. This includes 20 family-friendly entertainment
destinations, including a 100,000sq m complex in Riyadh, and
50 new cinemas. These will be the first public cinemas in the
country for 35 years. SEVEN is also creating a second mega
entertainment hub in Riyadh.
1364 will be a world-class shopping, dining and entertainment
centre that offers Saudi society a place to express themselves
and fulfil their modern desires. The 1364 shopping centre will
be a location as unique as the Diplomatic Quarter itself, with
extensive greenery and water features to ensure that the
project is an extension and continuation of the Diplomatic
Quarter, with well blended contemporary architectural
practices and a modern, attractive merchandise mix to attract
young professionals and families from all over Riyadh. An
opening date for the project has not yet been announced by
developer Unified Real Estate Development Co. Mall of oMan
Abu Dhabi’s billion-dirham waterfront social dining and Muscat, oman
Developer, Majid al futtaim
entertainment destination, Al Qana, is developing a new Riviera-
style marina, that will rejuvenate this area of the capital and on
its launch will become ‘the place to be’ for those wanting to
dine, socialise or sail off into the sunset. Featuring seven anchor
destinations spanning over 2.4km of scenic and picturesque
waterfront walkways, Al Qana offers residents and visitors
a unique collection of attractions with leisure facilities from
waterside eateries, the largest standalone cinema in Abu Dhabi,
the Middle East’s largest aquarium, first-of-its-kind lifestyle hub
including wellness facilities, first to the UAE VR zone, E-Sports
arena, standalone exciting kids’ zone, and innovative landscaped
community spaces. Due to open this year, the project is being
developed by Al Barakah International Investment.