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City Centre Deira

Coordinates: 25°15′5″N 55°19′56″E / 25.25139°N 55.33222°E / 25.25139; 55.33222
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City Centre Deira
سيتي سنتر ديرة
City Centre Deira logo
City Centre Deira in 2007
Map
LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates25°15′5″N 55°19′56″E / 25.25139°N 55.33222°E / 25.25139; 55.33222
Opening date28 November 1995; 29 years ago (1995-11-28)
ManagementMajid Al Futtaim Group
OwnerMajid Al Futtaim Group
No. of stores and services370
Total retail floor area1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2)
No. of floors3
Parking15000
Websitecitycentredeira.com

City Centre Deira (Arabic: سيتي سنتر ديرة) is a mall located in Port Saeed, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the original flagship mall in the Majid Al Futtaim Properties portfolio.

City Centre Deira opened on 28 November 1995. It is located in the older part of the city on the crossroad between Sharjah, Bur Dubai and the Airport. It is a known shopping, entertainment and leisure complex with 3 levels. It has over 1.2 million sq. ft. of retail selling space, with 370 shops and 3,600 car-parking spaces.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] It's a land mark project, which was newly formed as Majid Al Futtaim Group and was the largest mall at the time .It was made at an initial cost of Dh300 million.[14]

City Centre Deira is owned by the Majid Al Futtaim group, and is one of fourteen City Centre malls — the others are located in Mirdif, Me'aisem and Al Shindagha (Dubai); Sharjah, Ajman and Fujairah (UAE); Alexandria and Cairo (Egypt); Muscat, Qurum and Sohar (Oman); Manama (Bahrain); and Beirut (Lebanon).[15]

In 2014, City Centre Deira changed its logo.[4]

Redevelopments

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In 2008, the food court was renovated.[citation needed]

In 2011, City Centre Deira underwent redevelopment to open 55 new retail stores.[16]

In March 2013, City Centre Deira announced a US$5.9m redevelopment project. The redevelopment upgraded the mall's centre court and created easier metro access and an enhanced food court.[17]

Shopping

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City Centre Deira has 370 stores. The mall's anchor stores include Carrefour and Sharaf DG. The mall has a variety of electronics stores, cosmetic stores, toy stores, jewellery stores and textile stores. Retail outlets include Zara, Massimo Dutti and Hollister.[9][18][19]

Dining

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City Centre Deira houses over 58 restaurants, cafés and food outlets including Chili's, Hatam and Gazebo; and two international food courts with 21 outlets such as KFC, New York Fries, McDonald's, Mrs Vanelli's, Charley's Grilled Subs and Chowking.[9][20]

Entertainment

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Magic Planet

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Magic Planet is a family entertainment centre in the Middle East. It features simulators, video games and theme rides for children.[21][22]

The Wellness Centre

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The Wellness Centre is a complimentary yoga class that usually happens every Saturday & Sunday.[23]

VOX Cinemas

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VOX Cinemas City Centre Deira is an 11-screen cinema multiplex with two 3D Digital RealD screens including Extreme Screen Digital screen cinema. VOX Cinemas is spread over 5,661 square meters with 2,795 seats and also features VOX Café.[11]

Hotels

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City Centre Deira is connected to multiple hotels including City Centre Hotel and Residence, (managed by Accor Hotels), Novotel City Centre Deira, Ibis City Centre Deira, Pullman City Centre Deira and Aloft City Centre Deira.[24][25][26][27]

References

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  1. ^ XPRESS. "Mall of the Emirates and Deira City Centre among top brands". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Dubai Shopping Malls". dubaimalls.blogspot.in. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Your Local Travel Guide to Worldwide Destinations - My Destination". MyDestination.com Hubsite Travel. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b Dubai FAQs. "Deira City Center". dubaifaqs.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Sun & Sand Sports - Deira City Center - Dubai - United Arab Emirates - Sun & Sand Sports". Sun & Sand Sports - Your leading sports retailer in the Middle East. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Sale & Offers in Deira City Center". shoppinginformer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  7. ^ MAJID AL FUTTAIM. "City Centre Deira". MAJID AL FUTTAIM. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Deira City Center Shopping Mall". Stay.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b c "Shops in Deira City Centre - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - TEN Yellow Pages". theemiratesnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  10. ^ Malc. "Deira City Centre". Dubai Online. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Films in Dubai, Venue VOX Cinemas Deira City Centre - Cinema Search - TimeOutDubai.com". TimeOutDubai.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  12. ^ My Dubai Metro. "Deira City Centre". mydubaimetro.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  13. ^ Ameinfo. "Deira City Centre". ameinfo.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  14. ^ "City Centre Deira: Opened in 1995 and still going strong in Dubai". gulfnews.com. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  15. ^ "Majid Al Futtaim Shopping Malls - Community Malls". Majid Al Futtaim Group. Archived from the original on 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  16. ^ Rico, Hanna (2023-08-22). "5 Fun Activities to Do in Deira Mall". insurancemarket.ae. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  17. ^ Gillian Duncan. "Dubai's Deira City Centre set to get Dh 22 million facelift". thenational.ae. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  18. ^ "Your Local Travel Guide to Worldwide Destinations - My Destination". MyDestination.com Hubsite Travel. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  19. ^ City Centre Deira. "Shopping". citycentredeira.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  20. ^ City Centre Deira. "Shopping's never been better! - City Centre Deira". citycentredeira.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  21. ^ "Magic Planet - Deira City Centre – DubaiCity.com". Dubai Travel Guide and City Information. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  22. ^ "Magic Planet - Incredible range of fun rides, games and attractions-Activities for kids - Kids activities". theplaymania.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  23. ^ City Centre Deira. "Food Central". citycentredeira.com. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  24. ^ City Centre Deira. "Hotels". citycentredeira.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  25. ^ "Hotel DUBAI - Novotel Dubai Deira City Centre". novotel.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  26. ^ "Hotel DUBAI - Pullman Dubai Deira City Centre". pullmanhotels.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  27. ^ "Economic hotel DUBAI - ibis Dubai Deira City Centre". ibis.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.

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