Palm Deira
The Palm Deira was announced for development in October 2004. No timetable for completion has been announced. The first announced design was eight times larger than the Palm Jumeirah and five times larger than the Palm Jebel Ali. The Palm Deira is intended to house one million people. Originally, the design called for a 14 kilometer by 8.5 kilometer island with 41 fronds. Due to a substantial change in depth in the Persian Gulf, the island was redesigned in May 2007. The project then became a 12.5 kilometer by 7.5 kilometer island with 18 larger fronds. It will be located alongside Deira.
By early October 2007, 20% of the island's reclamation was complete as a total of 200 million cubic meters of sand was already used. Then in early April 2008, Nakheel Properties announced that more than a quarter of the total area of the Palm Deira had been reclaimed. This amounted to 300 million cubic meters of sand. Since the island is so large, it is being developed in several phases. The first one is the creation of Deira Island. This portion will sit alongside the Deira Corniche, between the entrance to Dubai Creek and Al Hamriya Port. Promotional materials state that Deira Island will act as "the gateway to the Palm Deira" and help revitalize the aging area of Deira. By early April 2008, 80% of Deira Island's reclamation was complete.
A new redesign was quietly introduced in November 2008, further reducing the size of the project.
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