Palm Jumeirah, resembling a palm tree, is home to luxurious residences and the famous Atlantis, The Palm hotel. The World Islands project, featuring 260 islands shaped like a world map, was revived ...

Just 15 years ago, these islands didn’t exist. Off the coast of Dubai, a $13 billion mega-project reshaped the sea into a map ...

Although not all the islands have been built on, you can visit the Raining Street in the voco Monaco Dubai Hotel. More ...

Two years after islands completed almost all sit empty, victims of downturn. DUBAI, March 26, 2010 -- The World is a lonely place. As a speedboat takes you two and a half miles off the coast of Dubai, ...

Dubai has the world's largest artificial island, Palm Jumeirah, which is shaped like a palm tree and adds close to 50 miles to the city's coastline. The island is packed with luxury hotels, beachfront ...

As Dubai developers reassured the world their ambitious construction projects would go ahead, officials from the emirate were expected in New York to shore up confidence after a debt landslide ...

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The UAE’s residential coastline is set to expand significantly as land is reclaimed to build islands for thousands of new waterfront homes and keep pace with an insatiable demand for luxury property.

This reporting was supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Artificial islands have become an important marketing tool for cities in developing countries seeking to lure well-to-do ...