Ibn Battuta Mall

Ibn Battuta Mall
	China Court
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25°02′40″N 55°07′14″E / 25.04444°N 55.12056°ECoordinates: 25°02′40″N 55°07′14″E / 25.04444°N 55.12056°E
Opening date	4 April 2005; 16 years ago
Management	Nakheel Properties
Owner	Nakheel Properties
Website	ibnbattutamall.com

The Ibn Battuta Mall is a large shopping mall^[1] on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, UAE, close to Interchange 6 for Jebel Ali Village.

Overview[]

Having around 275 shops, 50 restaurants, a 21-screen cinema, and over 4,500 parking spaces on a total of 521,000 m² (5,610,000 sq ft), Ibn Battuta is the world's largest themed shopping mall.^[2] On 26 May 2013, Nakheel announced the tender for Ibn Battuta Mall expansion – a new, 28,000 m² (300,000 sq ft) retail hub for another 150 shops.^[3] The mall consists of six courts, each of whose designs are inspired by some of the countries visited by the Moroccan Berber explorer, Ibn Battuta: Andalusia Court, China Court, Egypt Court, India Court, Persia Court, and Tunisia Court.^[2] The India Court features a working reproduction of an elephant clock.

The eponymous Ibn Battuta metro station on the Dubai Metro provides access from central Dubai.

Persia Court[]

Panoramic View outside Persia Court Entrance

Gallery[]

The Egypt Court at the Ibn Battuta Mall, on opening day
Debenhams store, located in the Persia Court
Tunisia Court
Fountain in Andalusia Court
Starbucks in Persia Court
Persia Court
China Court with a replica of a smaller junk in Zheng He's fleet
India Court with a working reproduction of the elephant clock

References[]

^ Mackintosh-Smith, Tim (March 2008). "Edutaining Dubai". Saudi Aramco World. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Ibn Battuta Mall". Visit Dubai. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ "Tender for Ibu Battuta Mall announced". Dubai Chronicle. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2021.