Jebel Ali Village
Jebel Ali Village
قرية جبل علي | |
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  Jebel Ali Village Location within Dubai, UAE   Jebel Ali Village Jebel Ali Village (United Arab Emirates) | |
| Coordinates: 25°02′06″N 55°07′01″E / 25.034937°N 55.117054°E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Dubai |
| City | Dubai |
| Jebel Ali Village | 1977 |
Jebel Ali Village (JAV) is a neighbourhood in Jebel Ali, southern Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1] With the original houses being demolished in 2022, luxury villas are currently being constructed by Nakheel Properties in the same area.[2] There are several places of worship located here, including the Churches Complex.
History
[edit]The original Jebel Ali Village was constructed in 1977 to provide accommodation to construction contractors' staff.[3] At this time, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum planned to develop Jebel Ali into an industrial area with its own airport, port, and township. The remoteness from central Dubai meant that Jebel Ali Village had to be self-sufficient, making residents develop a strong attachment to the area, even after they had left.[3] Jebel Ali Village was effectively a small British-style garden city.[4] It was a project of Sir William Halcrow and Partners and acted as a prototype for further semi-autonomous residential areas in Dubai such as Emirates Hills and The Gardens.[4][5]
Construction for the redevelopment of Jebel Ali village had begun by 2008 and was originally expected to be completed by 2013. The existing villas were to be demolished to give space for new ones. Jebel Ali Village upon completion was planned to include commercial, community, and retail facilities, and the expansion of the existing central park to 12 hectares.[6][7][8] However the project was put on hold, because of the 2007–2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession, which affected Dubai severely.[9] Instead, Nakheel announced in 2013 that the company intended to renovate the existing villas.[10]
In 2021, it was announced that Jebel Ali Village was to be transformed to make way for luxury villas.[11] The existing tenants were given a year to move,[12] with eviction notices served on them.[13] There are plans for redevelopment with villas.[14][15] The villas are currently under construction and are expected to be complete in 2025. In 2019, Wasl constructed townhouses in the area next to the Churches Complex, known as Gardenia Townhomes.[16] Phase two of the project was sold out in 2023.[17]
Location
[edit]To the north are The Gardens and Discovery Gardens.[19] To the east is Al Furjan. To the south is the Jebel Ali Industrial area.[citation needed] The Ibn Battuta Mall and the Ibn Battuta metro station on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro are close by, to the northwest.[citation needed]
Churches Complex is located here, immediately south of the Al Muntazah residential complex.[citation needed]
The Churches Complex in Jebel Ali Village, is an area for a number of churches and temples of different religious denominations, especially Christian denominations.[20]
Churches and temples in the complex include:[20]
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church[21]
- Christ Church Jebel Ali Anglican Church[22]
- Dubai Evangelical Church Centre (DECC)
- St Mina Copts Orthodox Church[23]
- The Mar Thoma Parish Church
- Mor Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral[24]
- Archdiocese Of Roum Orthodox Church[25]
- Gurunanak Darbar Dubai Sikh Gurudwara[26]
- Hindu Temple, Jebel Ali[27]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Jebel Ali Village". Nakheel. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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- ^ Ramos, Stephen J. (2016). Dubai Amplified: The Engineering of a Port Geography. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1317147619.
- ^ "Nakheel to re-develop Jebel Ali Village". Estatesdubai.com. August 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ "Nakheel to redevelop Jebel Ali Village". Ameinfo.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
- ^ "Jebel Ali Village". Burthill.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ "Recession bites hard in Dubai". BBC News. UK. 11 September 2009.
- ^ Simpson, Colin (2 June 2013). "The Dubai Village that came back from the dead". The National. UAE.
- ^ Debre, Isabel (9 November 2021). "In fast-changing Dubai, once-isolated Jebel Ali village to be razed to make way for luxury villas". The Economic Times. India.
- ^ Duncan, Gillian (30 October 2021). "End of an era as Dubai's Jebel Ali Village to be redeveloped". The National. UAE.
- ^ Farooqui, Mazhar (2 November 2021). "Nakheel serves eviction notice to residents of Jebel Ali Village". Khaleej Times.
- ^ Duncan, Gillian (3 November 2021). "First images of plans for Jebel Ali Village released by developer". The National. UAE.
- ^ Kumar, Anjana (11 November 2021). "Changing face of Dubai's Jebel Ali Village". Gulf News.
- ^ "Wasl Properties begins handover of 257-unit Gardenia Townhomes". Construction Week. UAE. 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Dubai: Wasl sells out Gardenia townhomes II in second phase sale". Khaleej Times. UAE. 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Visit Us". United Christian Church of Dubai. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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- ^ a b Pittenger, Fernanda. "The 6 Best Churches & Cathedrals in Jebel Ali, Emirate of Dubai". thingstodopost.org. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church: Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates". sfacja.org. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Christ Church Jebel Ali". christchurchjebelali.org. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "St Mina Copts Orthodox Church Jebel Ali Dubai". Facebook. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Mor Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral". dubaichurch.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Archdiocese Of Roum Orthodox Church". Trip.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Gurunanak Darbar Dubai". gurudwaradubai.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Hindu Temple". 2gis.ae. 2GIS. Retrieved 9 March 2022.