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Dubai Mall
Very large shopping mall in Dubai, UAE / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
دبي مول | |
![]() The exterior of the Dubai Mall (2023) | |
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Location | Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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Address | Dubai downtown |
Opening date | 4 November 2008; 15 years ago (2008-11-04) |
Developer | Emaar Properties |
Management | Emaar Malls Group |
Architect | DP Architects |
No. of stores and services | 1,200+ |
No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
Total retail floor area | 350,000 m2 (3,800,000 sq ft) |
No. of floors | 4 |
Parking | 14,000+ |
Public transit access | Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall |
Website | www |
Dubai Mall (originally known as The Dubai Mall until 2023) (Arabic: دبي مول "Dubai Mall") is a shopping mall in Dubai. The largest mall in Dubai, it is the second-largest mall in the world by total land area and the 26th-largest shopping mall in the world by gross leasable area, with a total retail floor area of 350,000 m2 (3,800,000 sq ft). The mall is part of the 20-billion-dollar Downtown complex (called Downtown Dubai) adjacent to the Burj Khalifa, and includes over 1,200 shops.[1][2][3] In 2011, it was the most visited building on the planet, and attracts over 54 million visitors each year.[4]
Twice delayed, Dubai Mall opened on 4 November 2008, with about 1000 retailers. In January 2023, the shopping mall announced that it was officially changing its name from "The Dubai Mall" to "Dubai Mall".[2][5]