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Sharjah launches $4.9bn islands

01 October 2005

Sharjah has unveiled plans for a Dh18 billion ($4.9 billion) commercial, residential, and tourism development, the largest of its kind to be built in the emirate.

Nujoom Islands will cover 60 million sq ft of prime coastal land near the village of Hamriya and will be developed by Saudi real estate giant Al Hanoo Holding Company.
It will be an integrated modern tourist city and will include several residential districts built to accommodate 40,000 residents. Only 40 per cent of the land area will contain structures while 60 per cent will be landscaped with beaches, gardens, parks, and roads.
While the original coastal area of Hamriya covers 3 km of beachfront, Nujoom Islands with its extensive waterway systems, will produce 33 km of prime beachfront land.
According to Al Hanoo Holding Company, the luxury development project will be constructed in three stages over a period of five years. The residential units will be offered for sale soon after completion of the infrastructure and service facilities.
The Nujoom Islands project will consist of 13 sectors of land, the first three of which will represent the outer mainland of the project in addition to 10 islands separated by well-designed water channels. The three mainland sectors will connect to Sharjah and overlook the channels. Engineering studies have been implemented by global consultants to develop an ecologically-sound waterway system. The islands will include 40 high-rises comprising residential and office space, 145 apartment buildings, four hotels, two resorts, 1,400 waterfront and park-side villas, five marine clubs, a large commercial complex, two entertainment centres and six facilities for light industries.