Dubai Festival City Mall

Dubai Festival City Mall
View of the mall from the water front
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LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates25°13′17″N 55°21′01″E / 25.22139°N 55.35028°E / 25.22139; 55.35028
AddressDubai Festival City
Opening date22 January 2007; 17 years ago (2007-01-22)
No. of floors3
Public transit accessAl Jaddaf Marine Station
Websitewww.dubaifestivalcitymall.com

Dubai Festival City Mall is a shopping mall in Dubai Festival City, on Dubai Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).[1] It was originally opened on 22 January 2007 and expanded in 2017.

The mall includes IKEA, Carrefour (formerly a HyperPanda supermarket, the first hypermarket outside Saudi Arabia[2]), Ace Hardware,[3] the Robinsons Department Store from Singapore, opened in March 2017[4] and an Indian restaurant named Kashkan, opened in September 2023.[5]

Nightttime view on the waterfront

The mall fronts onto a former marina, now called Festival Bay and used for regular nighttime "IMAGINE" sound and light fountain displays.[1][6] There is an Abra boat service across Dubai Creek between the Dubai Festival City Mall and the Al Jaddaf Marine Station, close to the Dubai Creek metro station on the green Line of the Dubai Metro.[7] This is operated by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).[8]

Dubai Festival City Mall

Attached to the mall are a InterContinental hotel (the InterContinental Dubai Festival City), a Crowne Plaza hotel, and a Holiday Inn hotel. The mall is close to Dubai International Airport. On the opposite bank of the Dubai Creek is the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library. The Burj Khalifa can be seen in the distance.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The complete guide to Dubai Festival City Mall". Bayut. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Dubai Festival City to have first 'HyperPanda' outside Saudi Arabia". AME Info. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  3. ^ "Festival Power Centre". Dubai Festival City. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  4. ^ "Robinsons VIP Opening at Dubai Festival City Takes Dubai By Storm | The Luxe Diary ذا لوكس داياري". The Luxe Diary | Luxury Lifestyle Magazine | Dubai & Abu Dhabi. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  5. ^ "Celebrity chef and actor Ranveer Brar opens Kashkan restaurant in Dubai's Festival City Mall".
  6. ^ "Dubai Festival City Mall". Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Dubai Festival City Abras". Dubai Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Al Jaddaf Marine Station". rta.ae. Dubai, UAE: RTA. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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