Global Village (Dubai)
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Global Village Dubailand is claimed to be the world's largest tourism, leisure and entertainment project. It is the region’s first cultural, entertainment, family and shopping destination. Every year, it has 6 million visitors over an area of 17,200,000 sq ft (1,600,000 m2).[citation needed] [1]
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[edit] Pavilions
Global Village has over 39 pavilions each representing their country.
[edit] History
Global Village started out in the form of a number of kiosks in 1996 located on the Creek Side opposite to Dubai Municipality. It then later shifted to the Oud Metha Area near Wafi City for 5 years.Today, Global Village has 6 million visitors at its current location in DubaiLand.[citation needed][2]
[edit] Facts and Figures
| Year | Number of Visitors |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.4 million visitors |
| 2008 | 4.5 million visitors |
| 2007 | 59 days, 39 country pavilions and 4.2 million visitors. |
| 2006 | 129 days, 40 country pavilions and 2.1 million visitors. |
| 2005 | Global Village reaches its 10-year mark with a new location and longer operation period. 79 days and 5 million visitors. |
| 2004 | Global Village shattered records with 5.2 million visitors and 38 participating countries. |
| 2003 | 3.1 million visitors with 31 participating countries. |
| 2002 | 2.33 million visitors with 28 pavilions. |
| 2001 | 1.68 million visitors with an increase of pavilions to 25. |
| 2000 | The number of visitors and pavilions saw increases to 1.59 million and 22, respectively. |
| 1999 | 1.45 million visitors with a stable pavilion number of 20. |
| 1998 | 1.2 million visitors and 20 pavilions from countries around the world. |
| 1997 | In it’s second year, Global village had 900,000 visitors. The number of participating countries reached 18. |
| 1996 | Global village was initially a small site along the Dubai Creek with small kiosks representing different countries. In it’s first year, Global village had more than 500,000 visitors.[citation needed] |
[edit] Current Location
The new location of entertainment complex of the Global Village is located on the Emirates Road within the sprawling Dubailand. It is close to the residential development of Arabian Ranches on Exit 37. The Global Village is connected to all emirates of the UAE via a road network. In addition to housing the pavilions of different countries, the Global Village accommodates restaurants, shuttle transport services and a massive parking area.
[edit] See also
Coordinates: 25°04′07″N 55°18′23″E / 25.068749°N 55.30626°E
