Dubai Marina is a district in the heart of what has become known as "new
Dubai" in
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Marina is a canal city, carved along a two mile (3 km) stretch of
Persian Gulf shoreline. When the entire development is complete, it will accommodate more than 120,000 people in residential towers and villas. It is located at Interchange 5 between
Jebel Ali Port and the area which hosts
Dubai Internet City,
Dubai Media City, and the
American University in Dubai. The first phase of this project has been completed.
Dubai Marina was inspired by and designed to model the highly successful Concord Pacific Place development along
False Creek in
Vancouver, BC, Canada.
