Dubai Palm Tree Island

With its singular landscape, Palm Jumeirah, may be the Dubai Palm Tree Island that mesmerizes you! For its creation into a palm tree like shape. It's the one completed, others are in the works.

Palm Jumeirah's Palmy Shape, Viewed From Above

Dubai Palm Tree Island, called Palm Jumeirah, is a product of human ingenuity. Creation began in 2001, for desert tropical aesthetics, but also strategic:

• Helping transition the economy away from oil dependence. To instead focus on drawing investments & attracting more tourists.
• It extends the Dubai coastline. For more beachfront residential & commercial properties, pristine beaches & entertaining buzz.

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The Dubai Palm Tree Islands are uniquely constructed. Made from sand dredged from the sea bottom, adding in quarried rocks. Most used no concrete or steel in their formation. It required intricate planning, lots of labor, and essential modern engineering.

Palm Jumeirah While Under Construction, Image From May 2008
Credit: Imre Solt via CC by SA3.0 License.

Overall, Palm Jumeirah was designed with an outer ring of man-made land. Filled with lodging & experiences. But also as a protective barrier for the inner palm configuration. Four openings create flow between the inner lagoon & the outer Persian Gulf.

The palm itself has 17 fronds extending above the trunk. Besides their Arabic names, each frond street is lettered A to P. The 18th frond at the island's peak is reminiscent of a palm's spear. With Barrier Island access through the tunnel.

The palm's trunk supports the roadway leading you from Dubai proper into the heart of the palm.

Two of the Man-Made Island Features of Dubai in November, 2014

Other Dubai palm islands are in various stages of construction. They're partially completed and/or in planning stages. These include Palm Jebel Ali, The World, Deira Islands, Bluewaters Island & more.

With Dubai's booming tourist industry, there's many Palm Island Options for Luxurious Accommodations. Once there, you'll have many lively entertainment venues to consider.

Next Stop: Dubai's Jumeirah Palm Tree Island

Roundabout on the Outskirts of Dubai Media City With Nearby Access to Jumeirah Road

Take Palm Jumeirah Road along trunk of the Palm into this island. Accessed from the Dubai Media City area. You'll pass a mix of shops, Apartments & Home Villa Lodgings.

Explore the Island By Monorail, to see showcased iconic structures. Each building reflects the opulence Dubai is known for. You'll be amidst a blend of modern design elements with traditional Emirati influences.

• Like Atlantis The Palm, dominating the skyline. A majestic resort themed on the myth of Atlantis. 

• Then there's Atlantis The Royal, with an altogether different look, for sure! Reminds us of stacked dominoes making a building 😄. Located on the barrier ring directly across the lagoon opposite Palm Frond G.

On Jumeirah, you'll note impressive buildings & structures, each more incredible than the last. The island's architecture was constructed to impress, while you shop & dine.

Many hotels, Private Apartments complexes & resorts have Beachfront Cafes with stunning views. Where you can sample world-class restaurants cooked up for you by Michelin-starred chefs.

Some Jumeirah Restaurant Locations Pin-pointed.

For fun & spunk, you have a wide range of exciting water sports & activities. There's something for everyone, including the kids!

A fun way to get to essential activities is to take the Palm Monorail. Starting station is at Jumeirah's entry (Gateway Station), with subsequent stops at Golden Mile Galleria, Al Ittihad Park, Nakheel Mall & the really fun Atlantis Aquaventure water park.

Atlantis Aquaventure is a water park located on Jumeirah's outer barrier island.

SO MANY OPTIONS

• From jet-skiing & paddleboarding to popular diving & snorkeling spots. 
• Maybe instead enjoy a helicopter ride for a bird's eye view of this architectural marvel.
• Or take a leisurely cruise around the island.

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Dubai Palm Tree Island promotes Dubai's tourism industry. It makes significant contributions to the city's economy.

• Reinforcing Dubai's position as a global tourist hotspot.
• Millions of visitors arrive yearly. Attracted to this unique Jumeirah island, with its luxurious lifestyle.
• Dubai palm tree islands draw many with money to spend. Adding abundant revenue for Dubai.

Elaborate engineering was/is essential to safeguard the islands against natural forces. Funds were needed to begin the project, attracting massive investment. Workers were needed for construction, adding to Dubai's economy while living there.

Imagine what it took to build & maintain the Palm Jumeirah Monorail.

Jumeirah Monorail as it Crosses the Lagoon to the Barrier Island.

Dubai Palm Tree Islands also have many jobs & business networking possibilities.

• Hospitality & retail employment, to real estate & construction projects.
• The island's luxury destination status has attracted many international brands & businesses. Resulting in dynamic & diverse business alternatives.

1. Think gourmet restaurants & luxury resorts. Dubai Palm Tree Island enjoys economic visibility & success. In turn supporting Dubai's overall economic growth.

Despite attracting big-time spending, Dubai says they're interested in sustainable tourism. While planning, they tried reconciling impacts on the ecosystem. Plus brainstorming about possible preventions & solutions for the natural environment.

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Problems include erosion because liquefaction causes soil to become slushy. Then it begins flowing like water, and can't support weight. The changed gulf currents are now causing Dubai coastline erosion, which had been unaffected.

But does that mean these Dubai Palm Tree Islands could sink? The New York Times ran a 2009 article reporting findings from NASA satellites. That Palm Jumeirah is sinking about 0.2 inches (5.08mm) per year. Nakheel (Project Developer) refutes this.

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When recognizing these challenges, Dubai took measures for green initiatives on the Palm Islands. Here are several:

• Creating artificial reefs around the islands to promote marine life.
• Many island structures are Designed With Energy-Efficiency. Plus an emphasis on using renewable energy sources.
• Island management uses waste management strategies to reduce pollution.

What are Green Solutions for Dubai Palm Tree Islands? Newspapers Investigate.

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