Ibn Battuta Mall

Ibn Battuta Mall

Persian court
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25°02′40″N 55°07′14″E
Opening date	4 April 2005 (2005-04-04)
Management	Nakheel Properties
Owner	Nakheel Properties
Website	ibnbattutamall.com

The Ibn Battuta Mall is a large shopping mall on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai close to Interchange 6 for Jebel Ali Village. Having more than 270 shops, 50 restaurants, a 21-screen cinema and over 4,500 parking spaces on a total of 521,000 m² (5,610,000 sq ft), Ibn Battuta is the world's largest themed shopping mall. On 26 May 2013 Nakheel announced the tender for Ibn Battuta Mall expansion – a new, 28,000 m² (300,000 sq ft) retail hub for another 150 shops.

It consists of six courts, each of whose designs are inspired by some of the countries visited by the Moroccan Berber explorer, Ibn Battuta: Andalusia Court, China Court, Egypt Court, India Court, Persia Court, and Tunisia Court.

Persia Court

Panoramic View outside Persia Court Entrance

Gallery

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  The Egypt Court at the Ibn Battuta Mall, on opening day
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  Debenhams store, located in the Persia Court
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  Tunisia Court
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  Fountain in Andalusia Court
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  Starbucks in Persia Court
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  Persia Court
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  China Court with a replica of a smaller junk in Zheng He's fleet
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  India Court with a working reproduction of the elephant clock

External links

• Ibn Battuta Mall — Official website
• Saudi Aramco World article on the Mall by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
• SMD - Turnkey Interiors for retail stores