The Lagoons

The Lagoons was a real-estate development that was under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and would have been situated along Dubai Creek, near Ras Al Khor Road.

Purpose

The Lagoons area would have covered an area of 70 million square feet (6.5 million square meters). Seven artificial islands, which would each have been linked to each other, were to consist of residential apartments, shopping malls, office buildings, five-star hotels, resorts, a museum, marinas, and Dubai's first opera house.

The project's cost was estimated to be around AED 80 billion (US$ 25 billion). It was being developed by the real estate firm Sama Dubai, and managed by Sama ECH. Groundbreaking and soil-testing began in 2008, but the project, originally scheduled for completion in stages between 2011 and 2012, was subsequently suspended.

The seven districts

Al Dana

The business heartland of Dubai, Al Dana would have been defined by the presence of blue chip businesses and executive style living.dfxz