Landmark

Palm Jumeirah

Dubai's palm-shaped island, an engineering icon of beaches, resorts and skyline views, best at dusk.

Palm Jumeirah · Dubai

About Palm Jumeirah

Palm Jumeirah is one of the world's most famous artificial islands, shaped like a giant palm reaching into the Gulf and now a byword for modern Dubai. Reviewers treat it as a must, a feat of engineering that is impressive even just to drive through, best enjoyed in the evening.

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Highlights

Engineering icon

One of the world's most famous man-made islands, palm-shaped.

Beaches and resorts

Luxury hotels, beach clubs and long Gulf views.

Best at dusk

Hot by day; go in the evening for the sunset and photos.

Family-friendly

Massive and easy to enjoy, even just driving through.

History

One of the world's most famous man-made islands, a Nakheel land-reclamation megaproject built out into the Gulf that has become shorthand for modern Dubai.

Significance

It is a place you experience as much as look at: beaches, luxury resorts, restaurants and long sea-and-skyline views, ideal for a family day or an evening drive. Reviewers call it iconic and breathtaking, and note it is hot by day, so go for sunset.

Architecture

The signature is the shape, a giant palm of trunk, fronds and an outer crescent, only fully readable from the air and unmistakable on the map. The scale is the wow, with the crescent and fronds holding many of the island's hotels and beach clubs.

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