"A light version of
a country or society, like a Diet Coke, stripped of annoying
features like crime, bad weather and excessive taxes. Which leaves the
good
things like sun, nice villas and glittering shopping malls."
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   Dubai may have its sensationally shaped Palm and World islands, but Qatar has embarked on developing the Pearl of The Gulf: a USD 2.5 billion manmade island off the coast of Doha, made to look like a string of pearls and diamonds. Construction by Qatar's United Development Company (UDC) began on 5 April 2004 and the first phase of residential construction is scheduled to be ready by September 2006. |
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More
mind-boggling examples of NATIONS*LITE* from Dubai. "Divided into
six themed worlds, Dubailand will feature state of the
art
sporting facilities, theme parks, eco-tourism resorts, museums, galleries, spas, and stunning shopping and recreation venues."
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OCTOBER 2003
Artist's impressions of three of Dubai's flights of imagination and building
plans for the future:
Burj Dubai |
 Hydropolis
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