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The Gigantic Artificial Islands

In Dubai, “bigger” means “better”: That’s how the artificial island Palm Jumeirah was completed in 2007 as the largest of its kind worldwide.

Extending the coastline by 520 km, it is one of humanity’s most spectacular artificial creations. Hotels, resorts, residential areas, amusement parks – Palm Jumeirah offers something for everyone’s idea of a luxurious reality. It’s a symbol of how the boundaries of imagination and engineering blur in Dubai.