Discovery Gardens

Discovery Gardens (Arabic: ديسكفري جاردنز) is a neighbourhood in the Jebel Ali district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1][2]

Discovery Gardens
ديسكفري جاردنز
Community
Aerial view of Discovery Gardens
Aerial view of Discovery Gardens
Discovery Gardens is located in Dubai
Discovery Gardens
Discovery Gardens
Location within Dubai, UAE
Discovery Gardens is located in United Arab Emirates
Discovery Gardens
Discovery Gardens
Discovery Gardens (United Arab Emirates)
Coordinates: 25.03295°N 55.15536°E / 25.03295; 55.15536
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateEmirate of Dubai
CityDubai
Discovery Gardens2008

History

Discovery Gardens forms the northern 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]

The area was later developed by Nakheel Properties[6] from 2008 onwards.[7] In 2012, there were security issues at Discovery Gardens.[8] In 2013, the area was affected by floods.[9] There have been rent waivers for residents and commercial properties during the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Location

Discovery Gardens lies between Sheikh Zayed Road and Emirates Road in the southern suburbs of Dubai.[7] The locality is close to Al Furjan, the main Jebel Ali Village area to the south, and The Gardens. The area is also near the Expo 2020 site.[11] It has been described as "The greenest area of New Dubai" due to the gardens that surround it.[12]

The location is served by the Discovery Gardens metro station on the Dubai Metro, one of the stations on the Route 2020 extension to the Red Line for Expo 2020.[13][6][14]

There are nearly 300 buildings including more than 26,000 apartments, 200 retail shops, and three medical centres.[1]

Culture

The area features in the 2011 novel Desperate in Dubai[15] and the 2019 book Temporary Cities: Resisting Transience in Arabia.[16]

See also

References
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  2. "Discovery Gardens Area Guide". ExpatWoman.com. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. "Jebel Ali Village 1978". Dubai as it used to be. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. Ramos, Stephen J. (May 2008). "Sinews of Growth: Generative Infrastructural Urbanism in Dubai" (PDF). Policy Brief. Vol. 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. "Nakheel's Al Furjan, Discovery Gardens line up for Dubai Metro extension benefits". Gulf News. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  7. "Discovery Gardens: District, Jebel Ali District, Dubai". Propsearch. UAE. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. Deulgaonkar, Parag (6 November 2013). "Dubai's Discovery Gardens gets 'Big Brother' security blanket... but residents fear the bill". Emirates 24/7. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  9. de Leon, Janice Ponce (11 August 2013). "Floods hit Gardens, Discovery Gardens in Dubai". Gulf News. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  10. Godinho, Varun (27 April 2020). "Dubai Discovery Gardens' tenants to receive rent deferrals, waivers". Gulf Business. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  11. Clarke, Kelly (30 March 2020). "Living in Dubai: Five affordable areas to rent along Dubai Metro Route 2020". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  12. Haziq, Saman (30 October 2018). "Discovery Gardens: The greenest area of New Dubai". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  13. "Discovery Gardens Metro Station". Dubai Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  14. Warrier, Ranju (20 December 2020). "Four of Dubai Metro Route 2020 stations to operate from Jan 2021 – RTA said Jebel Ali Interchange Station, The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, and Al Furjan Stations will begin operations". Construction Week. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  15. Al Hakawati, Ameera (2011). Desperate in Dubai. Random House Publishers. ISBN 978-8184002317.
  16. Elsheshtawy, Yasser (2019). Temporary Cities: Resisting Transience in Arabia. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0429855917.
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