Palm Jumeirah

Faits marquants

Master developer

Nakheel (now part of Dubai Holding); land reclamation by Dutch dredging company Van Oord

Construction start

June 2001

Structure

Trunk (mixed commercial/residential), fronds (residential villas) and outer crescent (resorts). Part of the Palm Islands programme with Palm Jebel Ali and Dubai Islands.

Hotels

e.g. Atlantis The Palm, Atlantis The Royal, One&Only The Palm, Waldorf Astoria, Raffles

Transport

Palm Jumeirah Monorail, 5.4 km, Atlantis to Gateway Towers, began 30 April 2009 (first monorail in the Middle East, Gulf News); a link to the Red Line metro has been planned (status not confirmed)

Retail

Nakheel Mall, Golden Mile Galleria, Palm Views, The Boardwalk, Al Ittihad Park

Property types

Apartments from studios to multi-bedroom; villas with beach access

Calendrier de réalisation

1. 2001Construction begins (June 2001).
2. 2009Palm Monorail begins operating (30 Apr 2009).

Projets emblématiques

• Atlantis, The Palm and Atlantis The Royal — Resorts on the outer crescent.
• Palm Jumeirah Monorail — 5.4 km, opened 2009.
• Nakheel Mall — Retail destination on the island.
• Palm Gateway — Three-tower residential/retail/beach-club complex.

Questions

Sources

• Wikipedia: Palm Jumeirah
• Wikipedia: Nakheel Properties
• Wikipedia: Nakheel Properties (Palm Gateway contract, 2017)
• Skift, 18 Mar 2024 - Nakheel under Dubai Holding
• Gulf News: Middle East's first monorail to start services in Palm Jumeirah (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
• The National: When construction on Palm Jumeirah began (accessed 21 Oct 2026)

Les faits et les dates sont issus des sources publiques mentionnées ci-dessous.