How Dubai's Artificial Islands Were Made
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- čas přidán 17. 08. 2021
- How Dubai's Artificial Islands Were Made
Dubai may have the world's tallest building, the world's largest indoor theme park, and the world's first rotating skyscraper on the way, but the city's man-made archipelagos, which are all in various stages of completion: Palm Jumeirah, Deira Islands, Palm Jebel Ali, The World island, and Bluewaters Island, are the very impressive. Some of the world's largest artificial islands are being built off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Emir of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, is the brains behind these massive projects aimed at boosting tourism and expanding Dubai's coastline.
In today's video, we'll talk about how Dubai's artificial islands were constructed.
So, how did the islands come to be? The process of dredging sand from the Persian and Arabian Gulf floors is known as land reclamation. The sand was then sprayed and "vibro-compacted" into shape, using GPS technology for precision, and protected by millions of tons of rock.
The United Arab Emirates' most populous city and emirate is Dubai. The islands were built to create more coastal real estate because the city is a popular destination for wealthy tourists. In 2001, work on the Palm Islands began. Divers surveyed the seabed, and workers used blasted mountain rock to build a crescent-shaped breakwater. At its deepest point, the Crescent of Palm Jumeirah stands a little more than 13 feet above low tide sea level and sits in 34 feet of water.
The lowest layer of the breakwater is sand, which is covered by an erosion-resistant, water-permeable geo-textile. The sand is covered by one-ton rocks, and the structure is capped by two layers of large rocks weighing up to six tons each. A floating crane has placed a "toe" inside the Crescent. The breakwater also has two 328-foot openings on each side to keep the 16 narrow, deep channels from becoming stagnant. Every 13 days, these gaps allow water to circulate completely.
The Palm Islands are made of sand that has been dredged from the seabed and transported from the Persian Gulf. The Palm Jumeirah is made up of 3.2 billion cubic feet of ocean sand that has been vibro-compressed into place. Vibro-compaction involves saturating loose sand with water jets and vibrating it with probes to increase its density. When water is added to desert sand, it tends to liquefy, so it couldn't be used for this project. Designers and contractors used Differential Global Positioning Systems (DGPS) to plot the palms and ensure the sand placement was within 0.39 of an inch to get the complex shape just right.
During the construction of the island, workers lived on the "fronds" and in anchored cruise ships. According to some sources, the islands are sinking into the sea, but Nakheel denies this. Environmentalists have also claimed that the islands' construction has harmed the marine environment in the area. They objected to the project, claiming that rocks and sand buried oyster beds and coral reefs, and that changing currents eroded the mainland shore.
The Palm Jumeirah is currently crammed with villas, hotels, and attractions. According to BusinessInsider, hotels are built on the palm's "trunk," while homes are built on the "fronds." Long-term residents, vacationers, and real estate speculators make up the majority of buyers. Palm Jumeirah is home to around 80,000 people, with a capacity of 120,000, and is a popular tourist destination.
A six-lane sub-sea tunnel connects Palm Jumeirah to the mainland to facilitate tourism and make life easier for residents. Before rereleasing the water, workers used a dam to drain the area and excavate the seabed. The only public transportation option on the island is a monorail that runs the length of the palm. It opened in 2009.
On the Palm Jumeirah, new resorts are still opening, and developers are financing and building luxury apartments. In 2021, an observation deck on the 52nd floor of The Palm Tower opened, giving visitors a bird's-eye view of the entire island. And sprawling villas fetch astronomically high prices [source: Hosseini]. Despite the failures of other islands off the coast of Dubai, Palm Jumeirah has become a popular destination for those seeking luxury and leisure.
Let's take a closer look at the Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jebel Ali islands.
Palm Jumeirah is the most well-known of the bunch, with a trunk and 17 fronds shaped like a palm tree and surrounded by an almost 7-mile-long crescent-shaped island that is home to Atlantis, The Palm (just one of many luxury hotels and resorts that dot the archipelago). Nakheel Properties initiated the project in 2001, and it resulted in the addition of 40 miles of much-needed beaches.
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How long did it take Dubai to create the islands?
It looks great and impressive. I am not a scientist. But, I do know that the ocean will one day fight to take back its space. JMO
Dear , the ocean created in UAE also artificial.
I think you are Indian🤣🤣
No doubt
We call that 'feedback loop'
The ocean itself is artificial
Mother nature always comes back to collects
Global warming
They did forsure just come back (2024)
Indeed it happened
no
Show us the workers who built the islands and their working conditions. That would be a more interesting story.
Do you think the working class have it rough there? I’ve got no knowledge but when I lived in Switzerland a quite rich country even the working class did better than anywhere else I’d seen
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Nah dude they literally die out of starvation and many even commit seppuku. It won't make for a video that glorifies Dubai. It'd expose its real face lmao. What most people see is only the fake side of Dubai
really amazing
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Dubai is a amazing city. It's worth visiting it once.
But the biggest regret is that when the Ruler/Government can spend so much money on buildings/infrastructure/personal wealth/ functions/events/beautifying it's cities then why can't they not spend on upliftment/improvement of living/working standards of workers/labourers who have worked so hard n sweat their energy to build these cities/concrete jungles.... When you visit any labour camp or industrial area of Dubai or any Gulf city, the living conditions there of labourers/workers is inhumane n pathetic. What use is this extravaganza n concrete jungle when you don't care for people who have sweat their blood to build them. Their own citizens with no work are paid luxuriously while these people are deprived of their minimum wages... It's very saddening. They say " All that shine is not Gold "...😟
I think you're one of those workers.
Humanity is stupid topic. You're rich/successful/king because some others are poor/failed/slaves.
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@@HP_Dogra kings are kings.atleast these rulers take good care of their own citizenry. They don't allow any divisive ,discriminatory talk. Tough n prompt action is taken against any one who even posts derogatory remarks against any religious group . We can't even hold a candle to their law and order system. Back home we have even worse working conditions for the poor.corruption doesn't allow correction.
bro youre 100% truth ....the people who worked there hve nothing 2 show off
The world was built by slavery and abuse of Human rights, Dubai is just a storm in a tea cup.
Most Arab states have outrageous labour laws and do not protect migrant workers.
We should be embarrassed for how we treat our oceans… there’s literally an entire desert to develop
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instead, they can bring seawater inside the desert and create the same but stable and safer ambiance with a lot of savings. one day it will sink, a scientific certainty
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What a stupid comment
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What they need to improve is the welfare of workers engaged in these record breaking projects. Workers remain underpaid in Dubai, especially those in construction
Do you think the working class have it rough there? I’ve got no knowledge but when I lived in Switzerland a quite rich country even the working class did better than anywhere else I’d seen
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^ this guy agrees with me
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@@jacksonayckbourn1239 speaking from experience bro
Sometimes watching these documentaries I see similarities between China and Dubai, and most of them are unpleasant. They might look good from the outside....
Definition of ultra rich dystopian city
LET’S HOPE AND PRAY 🙏 THAT THIS MAN MADE PROJECTS WILL NOT HARM US IN THE FUTURE🙏
Where is u mind ( this world become old ready so destruction will took place ( tribunal day - soul settle their total life history acct ) n return to soul world ( so this construction is waste of time because destroy by natural calamities ( tsunami.flood n earthquake ) mind it if have mind
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नव वर्ष का अनोखा उपहार 👇👇
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"ARTIFICIAL"..... sounds great /amazing and a little bit scary.
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Imagine the amount of water being displaced by these artificial islands plus the melting of ice bergs in the North. Islands in southeast asia are the most affected, they are sinking.
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Nope, This is none compare to a massive amount of garbages by human-made on the ocean... Those garbages are totally in a whole another masses! 🤔
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These are just a few small Island you can't even see on a map, even if you zoom 2x. They won't displace as much water as you think.
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I am grateful that i had experience this amazing place palm jumirah last Feb before i back home.😊
wow lucky❤
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Now go feed the starving labour that worked for these projects, in the most inhuman conditions of the world.
The best is in the kingdom of GOD
😂😂😂😂
Been there and worked for Government of UAE. The experience was really amazing and I will treasure my whole life.
Really . What is your profession
Hello sir where are you from?
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@@mathananaturallife8528 hi I am from India . What about you ?
@@soulscorpion9344 I’m very well sir. How are you? Glade to know you.
Earth is the most beautiful planet in this universe !
Always 👍
Well, we haven't visited all planets yet
இறைவனின் படைப்பை நாம் மாற்றி அமைத்தால்! அது நமக்கு நண்மை பயக்காது, மாராக அது நமக்கு கேடு விளைவிக்கும்.
Ama
Everyday nature getting affected by us due to industrialization & modernization & every time we just ignore this issues. We have to think about it & protect mother nature before it's too late because no one can survive without mother.
Hi 💕
Its too late, sadly.
Yes the ocean will reclaim every space inch
Oo
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Facts
Look great and very impressive. Absolutely beautiful 😍
Thank you for hardworking,creativity and innovations.
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It's because of man's enormous power against NATURE, HE had to face its fury in greater measures!
Actually some of the islands are having problems. Sinking. Just saw a documentary a mth ago.
Link, pls.
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Uganda a Natural country everything is natural yarabi
But in Uganda all leader r corrupted
Very big project completed by engineers. This is the mile stone of engineering. ✔✔
And of slavery of course ❤️
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@@Joe_baba to Dubai ja shekh khud to aayega nhi banane majdoor to lagenge na .
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Hello sir
VERY GOOD IDEAL PROJECT IN UAE
VERY GREAT AND IDEAL INTERESTIN ILAND PROJECT
GOD BLESS YOUR PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY
Beautiful island love all the thought and engineering that went into this, but I wish people would understand how delicate wildlife is right now, and how important it is that we do our job to protect it. I hope the marine life there finds a way to restore quickly....
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They soon will make a giant hole and if disaster occured what will happend?even we put our inteligent most expert we can not control nature
as an environmental science major, I can confirm there is almost no chance for marine life restoration after this project. We can only hope sea level rising causes the islands to sink before Dubai completes their "plans".
it isn't only restoring it's expanding in a huge way there is coral growing and there is a lot more fish than ever.
Very interesting video. One bit of criticism, the transitioning slides with the “woosh” noise is very tough to handle. I almost feel dizzy
I must agree
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Wow, I never knew that Palm Jumeirah is an artificial 🏝️
Seriously bro? It was the most anticipated projects ever imo.
l'idiotie humaine n'as plus de limite
@@gamingandtechnology6913 it’s a joke
@@will-lk7ew /rwoosh
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Video started from how the islands were made and ended up showing popular tourist destinations in dubai
Smarter ads getting smart
@@Joe_baba ah!! As usual
Dubai is beautiful but everything are man made nothing natural but o still love dubai 😘
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Yes u right but you need to understand 1st geography position
Well damn I love it 🥰
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While the rest of the world are suffering from financial crisis. Life is so unfair in this world. 😥
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Dubai is no different. Dubai is all smoke and mirrors. Eventually it will turn back to what it was... just a hot dry piece of dirt.
Wow grabe utak meron ang nakaisip nyan, kakaiba talaga si God amazing
Ha?? Sino ulet gumawa at nakaisip?
Mawawala din yang artificial na island. Dagdag pa sapag taas ng tubig yan kaya yung ibang island talaga na totoo lumulubog na
Si God talaga?? Tao gumawa nyan
Lovely 🌹❤️
Dubai the city of dreams. All eyes on Dubai. Amazing
Hello sir
@@mathananaturallife8528 Hello too Miss
Tho mumbai kaaya hai? Jab dubai city of dreams hai tho?
City made of blood and slavery
IMPRESSIVE 🔥
The Palm Jumeriah Island is quite impressive, truly astonishing engineering and work that went into this amazing manmade island, that I’m currently on, watching this great video. It’s actually really impressive how built up it is. Hopefully the other islands can get completed.
Behind it all turns out there is a news given by the Prophet centuries ago.
It is explained in ash-Shahihain, from Abu Hurairah, that the Prophet said to Jibril Alaihissallam when he asked about the time of the Hour:
"But I will mention to you the signs... (then he mentioned, among them): if goat herders compete to raise buildings, then that is one of the signs"
Meanwhile, in the Muslim narration it is stated:
"And you see people who do not wear sandals, naked and poor who are herding sheep, competing to build tall buildings"
And explained in the narration of Imam Ahmad from Ibn 'Abbas Radhiyallahu anhuma, he said:
"O Messenger of Allah, and who are the shepherds, those who do not wear sandals, hungry and poor?" He replied, "The Arabs".
Very high .. Amizing Man made Construction 💐💐🥰🥰🥰
Superb
Thank you! Cheers!
Who else finds the transition in the video annoying 😐
All i can say is WOW amizing 👏👏👏
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Amazingly beautiful
I'm live here's i love Dubai🇦🇪🥰☺️🌹 thank you so much for sharing😊
So awesome creative......❤❤❤
Beautiful place
Thats crazy
Muchas gracias por su video.
Mashaallah
as per study the water level is rising up to 3 meter in the year 2025-30, because of climate change and breaking of ice in the south pole
Very true for just as fast that it's built it can go under water because of climate change
No storms in there happens often maybe once every 3-9 years
Agreed, it's an engineering marvel.
But it won't last not today not tomorrow but some day.
Fantastic!
So basically they constructed a huge sand castle
Nice.
They like sand boxes
OK. I'll ask the question: how is sewage and waste water managed? Is it piped to a sewage treatment plant, on the mainland?
Natural yes, but what lol...
Lmao around 20 poop trucks literally visit Burj Khalifa every single day to collect poop and God knows what they do with it later on. Sewage system is typically non-existent in the city. Even roads are pretty bad cuz they're frequently covered up by sand from small storms. That's why you see most people use XUVs in the city.
It’s put on a ship to the United Kingdom!!
Shithole of the world!!
You know I was also,wondering about it where all the human waste goes
It was narrated that 'Umar said: "We were sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) when a man came to him whose clothes were intensely white and whose hair was intensely black; no signs of travel could be seen upon him, and none of us recognized him. He sat down facing the Prophet (ﷺ), with his knees touching his, and he put his hands on his thighs, and said: 'O Muhammad, what is Islam?' He said: 'To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that I am the Messenger of Allah, to establish regular prayer, to pay Zakat, to fast in Ramadan, and to perform Hajj to the House (the Ka'bah).' He said: 'You have spoken the truth.' We were amazed by him: He asked a question, then told him that he had spoken the truth. Then he said: 'O Muhammad, what is Iman faith? He said: 'To believe in Allah, His angels, His Messengers, His books, the Last day, and the Divine Decree (Qadar), both the good of it and the bad of it.' He said' You have spoken the truth.' We were amazed by him. He asked a question, then told him that he had spoken the truth. Then he said: 'O Muhammad, what is Ihsan (right action, goodness, sincerity)? He said: 'To worship Allah as if you see Him, for even though you do not see Him, He sees you.' He asked: "When will the Hour be?' He said: 'The one who is being asked about it does not know more than the one who is asking.' He asked: 'Then what are its signs?' he said: 'When the slave woman gives birth to her mistress' (Waki' said: This means when non-Arabs will give birth to Arabs") 'and when you see barefoot, naked, destitute shepherds competing in constructing tall buildings.' The Prophet (ﷺ) met me three days later and asked me: 'Do you know who that man was? I said" 'Allah and his Messenger know best.' He said: 'That was Jibril, who came to you to teach you your religion.'"
صلي الله علي محمد صلي الله عليه وسلم
That's one long ass para 😂 who's gonna waste time to read that?
@@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos read it and try to undrestand. Even if you are not a muslim(and u should be one), you can still see what Islam is all about in this Hadeeth/ narration.
Which Hadith is this?
Miracle Dubai 👌🏿❤
So beautiful
Wow! This is so interesting and creative. If we have more leaders like Sheik Mohammed then the world will become a beautiful and comfortable place 🏝
Lol
Great technology.......congratulation to sheik Muhammad al rasyid 👍👍👍🇦🇪
Ooh, It's fantastic 🤘😝🤘
All I can say is wooowww amazing 🥰🥰🥰
"No cost cutting" provides so much quality .. great vision ...
F see DX
Masha allah
I love Islam💝
I love dubai💝
🤲❣❣❣❣
Really amazing
Wow..... lovely....... ♥️♥️♥️♥️
All that luxury I would love to see visit there but I'd be concerned about living there and land sinking#:Eurosion, any time some thing man made against the grain of nature. Well let's just say Nature is a force to be reckoned with. My top concern other than that it's Creativity and vision is on point. Definitely for the wealthy I'm wondering how expensive it is to stay there for 4 days? Arm&leg🤔 guessing. Heaven on Earth hmm🤔 interesting
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Dubai is ❤️ nothing can beat dubai...even usa and Britain
True
Yah. All are fake and artificial. Nothing is natural
@@janyou17 desert itself is natural...in a desert building a entire futuristic city is not a piece of cake
@Cg5Enjoyer that is why I love saudi Arabia. It's my home away from home. All natural. Especially in yanbu. Locals are nice and kind.
dumbest fuckin comment to exist LOL
Dubai you are awesome
This place is incredible what I say no word
Beautifully made but quite risky living on these man made islands that are sinking back into the ocean😳
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They could have built the worlds most unique centre of innovation and excellence using the natural energy. It's just homes for rents shows the focus of earnings. Creativity is not valued and rental income generation articulated as some vision of a future in housing offices hotel societies, malls, retail ac corridors exhibitions museums etc born out of visiting europe or of US.
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Wow Amazing Dubai 🥰
ΦΑΝΤΑΣΤΙΚΟ ΜΕΡΟΣ.ΩΡΑΙΕΣ ΤΕΧΝΙΚΕΣ ΕΤΑΙΡΙΕΣ.ΜΠΡΑΒΟ.!!!!!!!
Amazing.. But we never know when it collapse
Am even scared they cannot destroy God nature
I hope oneday i can visite Dubai😘😘😘
Prime minister of the united arab emirates: is the brains behind these massive projects
The netherlands: am i a joke to you?
Absolutely fantastic
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Do u have any video about world island making ?
R u the copy of the infographics show
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This place is about 100 years after the oil runs out and science is increasingly advanced, humans do not use oil, but this place has returned to its original state of desert.
Their primary revenue is not oil, but it's tourism. If I am right, they had started to turn their land into a bussiness hub even before their oil discovery. See Nigeria , Venezuela they are rich with oil but still poor.
@@ayb1918 Nope The tourism is not profitable enough
I LAB DUBAI...DUBAI ITS A GREAT ARABS PLACE....
Thank you sir,
Beautiful🥰
I am live in Bangladesh but I love you
I'd like to visit ❤️🤞
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Wow amazing Dubai
Interesting, indeed!
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BEAUTIFUL DUBAI VERY NICE CITY
Why our indian politicians be so selfish 😑
Omg...I can't believe....superrrrrrrr
That all would go back to the ocean in coming years. Nature has been patient enough.
Правильно говоришь
I lived here for 4 years! And that hotel that in shown on 4:10 is called Atlantis and it is very expensive.
Well then you rich pure swe4t
I stayed there January 2022 and it’s not that expensive. Burj Arab is on another level expensive though.
Amazing awesome scenery based on the best and beautiful architecture using magnificent plan 😀
Thanks 🙏
Dubai seems to be my dream country fr🌝
Instead of destroying marine life why not cut the portions inward making an palm like shape?
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Não precisa ser estudioso pra saber que um dia a natureza vai levar tudo isso....
Amazing
It Great wonderful 👍👍👍👍
Nature will take back their space one day.
Until then, let’s make the most of this amazing place. Everything deteriorates over time. Look at the ancient 7 wonders of the world, only the pyramids are left in Egypt.
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Good video 👍