Community in Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Discovery Gardens (
Arabic : ديسكفري جاردنز ) is a neighbourhood in the
Jebel Ali district of
Dubai ,
United Arab Emirates .
[1]
[2]
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
^
a
b
"Discovery Gardens" . AreaGuides . Bayut. Retrieved 25 May 2021 .
^
"Discovery Gardens Area Guide" . ExpatWoman.com . 1 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2022 .
^
"Jebel Ali Village 1978" . Dubai as it used to be . Retrieved 28 December 2021 .
^
a
b 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 .
^ Ramos, Stephen J. (2016). Dubai Amplified: The Engineering of a Port Geography .
Taylor & Francis .
ISBN
978-1317147619 .
^
a
b
"Nakheel's Al Furjan, Discovery Gardens line up for Dubai Metro extension benefits" .
Gulf News . 31 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2021 .
^
a
b
"Discovery Gardens: District, Jebel Ali District, Dubai" . Propsearch . UAE. Retrieved 25 May 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ de Leon, Janice Ponce (11 August 2013).
"Floods hit Gardens, Discovery Gardens in Dubai" .
Gulf News . Retrieved 12 December 2021 .
^ Godinho, Varun (27 April 2020).
"Dubai Discovery Gardens' tenants to receive rent deferrals, waivers" .
Gulf Business . Retrieved 12 December 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ Haziq, Saman (30 October 2018).
"Discovery Gardens: The greenest area of New Dubai" .
Khaleej Times . Retrieved 12 December 2021 .
^
"Discovery Gardens Metro Station" . Dubai Online . Retrieved 25 May 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ Al Hakawati, Ameera (2011). Desperate in Dubai .
Random House Publishers .
ISBN
978-8184002317 .
^ Elsheshtawy, Yasser (2019). Temporary Cities: Resisting Transience in Arabia .
Taylor & Francis .
ISBN
978-0429855917 .
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