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The World
Also known as World Islands
artificial archipelago of various small islands
Key facts
- Location
- United Arab Emirates
- Archipelago
- The World
- Length
- 9 km (5.6 mi)
- Width
- 6 km (3.7 mi)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Area
- 55
- Image
- Dubaiworld.jpg
- Width
- 6
- Length
- 9
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- Commons category
- The World (archipelago)
Sources (3)
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Article
View of The World from the Burj Khalifa The development's logo
The World Islands (Arabic: جزر العالم, romanized: Juzur al-Ālam) are an archipelago of small artificial islands constructed in the shape of a world map, located in the Persian Gulf, off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The World Islands are composed mainly of sand dredged from Dubai's shallow coastal waters and are one of several artificial island developments in the emirate. The World's developer is Nakheel Properties. Construction was done by two Dutch joint-venture specialist companies, Van Oord and Boskalis, who also created the Palm Jumeirah.
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12 mapped locations