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THE WORLD ARCHIPELAGO
The World is an archipelago of artificial islands, shaped like the continents of the Earth, being constructed off the coast of Dubai.
The project is inspired by the artificial Palm Islands also being built in Dubai. The World will consist of 250 to 300 smaller private artificial islands divided into four categories - private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community islands. The entire project is slated for completion in 2008.
Each island ranges from 250,000 to 900,000 square feet (23 226mē to 83 613mē) in size, with 50 to 100 metres of water between each island. The development covers an area of 9 kilometers in length and 6 kilometers in width, surrounded by an oval breakwater. The only means of transportation between the islands will be by boat and helicopter. Each island will cost an estimated average of $25 million (USD).
It is built, and is owned, by Al Nakheel Properties (Nakheel Corp)
The World archipelago is located 4.1 kilometers off the shore of Jumeirah, close to The Palm, Jumeirah, between Burj Al Arab and Port Rashid of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The World is sometimes mistakenly referred to as The Palm World.
 JUMEIRAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Jumeirah is a heavily populated coastal residential area in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is well known for its expensive and large properties as well as many duplex town houses built in the traditional and western style. The area is also home to the majority of European and Western expatriates working in the oil and real estate industry, and to most of the tourists visiting Dubai.
In recent years, the government of Dubai has built modern hotels such as the Jumeirah Beach Hotel and the world famous Burj Al Arab in this area, as well as the water theme park Wild Wadi for the tourism industry. Most UAE nationals living in the Jumeirah area have close links to this area, as it was a residential area for fishermen for well over a hundred years
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