Nakheel starts to lease shops, café at Deira Islands

Nakheel, a Dubai developer, is leasing over 5000 retail and restaurant spaces at Deira Islands Night Souk, a new shopping and dining destination at its 15.3 square kilometre Deira Islands development.

Stretching 1.9 kilometre along Deira Islands’ waterfront, the Night Souk – a modern twist on a traditional Arabic souk – will include 5,000 shops and 96 quayside cafes and restaurants.

The Night Souk will be located on the south island, just across from mainland Dubai. It will be easily accessible by road and water, and within walking distance of hotels, residences and Deira Islands Mall, Nakheel’s other major retail project at the islands.

Nakheel Chairman Ali Rashid Lootah said: “The Night Souk, a key feature of this new waterfront city, is being developed in line with Dubai’s tourism vision. It will promote local business and entrepreneurship, serve hundreds of thousands of residents living on and around Deira Islands and act as a major attraction for Dubai’s growing number of annual tourists.”

Comprising four islands, Deira Islands will add 40 kilometre, including 21 kilometre of beachfront, to Dubai’s coastline and pave the way for the development of hundreds of new hotels, serviced apartments, mixed-use buildings and residential waterside projects.

Nakheel itself is developing a significant amount of the 4.5 million square metre south island – home of the Night Souk – by creating a unique creek side destination. Attractions will include Deira Islands Mall, a 250-room hotel; an amphitheatre for 30,000 people; and a marina that can accommodate large yachts.

All four islands will feature hotels, resorts and residential, commercial and retail units. Nakheel will master plan and complete infrastructure work ready for third party development on each island.  The developer also plans to build five hotels of its own at Deira Islands.

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