Arabian Canal
The Arabian Canal will be world's longest man-made canal, at 75 km long. The excavation of the Arabian Canal will start near the Dubai Marina area flowing inland around the massive area for planned Jebel Ali International Airport and wind its way to enter the sea once again at the outer end of Palm Jebel Ali. Dubai Waterfront forms the first phase of the larger Arabian Canal effort.
"world's longest man-made canal..."
The Arabian Canal will give rise to some truly unbelievable developments even by Dubai property standards. The delta forms the base from which Dubai Waterfront will extend several kilometers out into the sea, far beyond Palm Jebel Ali. The Palm Jebel Ali will form about a fifth of the massive reclaimed component of the project. The Dubai Waterfront took two years to plan and is bigger than Manhattan and Beirut in size. The first phase of the project will concentrate on building Madinat Al Arab, a downtown type metropolis.
