The Dubai Mall
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دبي مول | |
Location | Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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Address | Dubai downtown |
Opening date | 4 November 2008; 15 years ago (2008-11-04) |
Developer | Emaar Properties |
Management | Emaar Malls Group |
Architect | DP Architects |
No. of stores and services | 1,200+ |
No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
Total retail floor area | 350,000 m2 (3,800,000 sq ft) |
No. of floors | 4 |
Parking | 14,000+ |
Public transit access | Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall |
Website | www |
Dubai Mall (originally known as The Dubai Mall until 2023) (Arabic: دبي مول "Dubai Mall") is a shopping mall in Dubai. It is the second-largest mall in the world by total land area and the 26th-largest shopping mall in the world by gross leasable area, tying with West Edmonton Mall and Fashion Island (Bangkok)—both of which are older than it. It has a total retail floor area of 350,000 m2 (3,800,000 sq ft). Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it is part of the 20-billion-dollar Downtown complex (called Downtown Dubai) adjacent to the iconic Burj Khalifa, and includes over 1,200 shops.[1][2][3] In 2011, it was the most visited building on the planet, attracting over 54 million visitors each year.[4]
Twice delayed, Dubai Mall opened on 4 November 2008, with about 1000 retailers, marking the world's second-largest ever mall opening in retail history behind West Edmonton Mall. However, it does not have the most gross leasable space, and is surpassed in that category by nineteen malls including the New South China Mall, which is the world's second-largest, Golden Resources Mall, SM City North Edsa, and SM Mall of Asia. In January 2023, the shopping mall announced that it is officially changing its name from "The Dubai Mall" to "Dubai Mall." The minor name change eliminated one word from its title – "The."[2][5]