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The Gardens, Dubai

Coordinates: 25°02′35.2″N 55°07′37.1″E / 25.043111°N 55.126972°E / 25.043111; 55.126972
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The Gardens
الحدائق
Community
Roundabout in The Gardens
Roundabout in The Gardens
The Gardens is located in Dubai
The Gardens
The Gardens
Location within Dubai, UAE
The Gardens is located in United Arab Emirates
The Gardens
The Gardens
The Gardens (United Arab Emirates)
Coordinates: 25°02′35.2″N 55°07′37.1″E / 25.043111°N 55.126972°E / 25.043111; 55.126972
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateEmirate of Dubai
CityDubai
The Gardens2001
Population
 (2022)
 • Total23,000[1]

The Gardens is a suburban neighbourhood in the Jebel Ali district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2]

History

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The Gardens community is in the northeast part of the Jebel Ali Village area. The original Jebel Ali Village was constructed in 1977 to provide accommodation to construction contractors' staff.[3] At this time, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum planned to develop Jebel Ali into an industrial area with its own airport (now Al Maktoum International Airport to the south), port (now the Port of Jebel Ali), and township (now Jebel Ali). The area was effectively a small British-style garden city[4] and a project of Sir William Halcrow and Partners.[4][5]

In later development by Nakheel Properties,[6] the first residents moved into properties in The Gardens during August 2001, with space for 10,000 residents in landscaped grounds.[1]

Location

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The location is served by The Gardens metro station, a Dubai Metro station on the Route 2020 branch of the Red Line for Expo 2020.[7][8]

Residential building in The Gardens

There are around 286 houses and 129 low-rise apartment buildings.[2] It lies between Discovery Gardens to the northeast, the main Jebel Ali Village area to the south, and Sheikh Zayed Road to the northwest.[2][9] Ibn Battuta Mall is a large themed shopping mall immediately adjacent to the northwest of The Garden, with its own metro station.

View of the Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Mosque in The Gardens

The Winchester School and the Dubai branch of the Delhi Private School are located on the southwest side of the neighbourhood. The Gardens Cricket Ground is also located here.[10] The Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Mosque is on the edge of The Gardens to the north.[11] Foxes have been found in the area.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Boermeester, Sven; Durante, Lisa (2006). Best of Dubai: United Arab Emirates. Vol. 1. Global Village Productions. p. 292. ISBN 978-1904566717.
  2. ^ a b c "The Gardens, Dubai". AreaGuides. Bayut. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Jebel Ali Village 1978". Dubai as it used to be. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b Ramos, Stephen J. (May 2008). "Sinews of Growth: Generative Infrastructural Urbanism in Dubai" (PDF). Policy Brief. No. 4. UAE: Dubai School of Government. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ^ Ramos, Stephen J. (2016). Dubai Amplified: The Engineering of a Port Geography. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1317147619.
  6. ^ "The Gardens". Nakheel. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. ^ "The Gardens Metro Station". Dubai Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. ^ Clarke, Kelly (30 March 2021). "Living in Dubai: Five affordable areas to rent along Dubai Metro Route 2020". The National. UAE. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  9. ^ "The Gardens: District, Jebel Ali District, Dubai". Propsearch. UAE. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. ^ "The Gardens Cricket Ground". Emiratesbz.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Mosque". arabplaces.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Foxes Spotted in The Gardens". Gulf News. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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