City Centre Deira Explained

City Centre Deira
Native Name:سيتي سنتر ديرة
Native Name Lang:ar
Location:Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Owner:Majid Al Futtaim Group
Manager:Majid Al Futtaim Group
Number Of Stores:370
Parking:15000
Floor Area:1300000square feet
Floors:3

City Centre Deira (Arabic: سيتي سنتر ديرة) is a mall located in Port Saeed, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the original flagship mall in the Majid Al Futtaim Properties portfolio.

City Centre Deira opened on 28 November 1995. It is located in the older part of the city on the crossroad between Sharjah, Bur Dubai and the Airport. It is a known shopping, entertainment and leisure complex with 3 levels. It has over 1.2 million sq. ft. of retail selling space, with 370 shops and 3,600 car-parking spaces.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

City Centre Deira is owned by the Majid Al Futtaim group, and is one of fourteen City Centre malls - the others are located in Mirdif, Me'aisem and Al Shindagha (Dubai); Sharjah, Ajman and Fujairah (UAE); Alexandria and Cairo (Egypt); Muscat, Qurum and Sohar (Oman); Manama (Bahrain); and Beirut (Lebanon).[14]

In 2014, City Centre Deira changed its logo.[4]

Redevelopments

In 2008, the food court was renovated.

In 2011, City Centre Deira underwent redevelopment to open 55 new retail stores.

In March 2013, City Centre Deira announced a US$5.9m redevelopment project. The redevelopment upgraded the mall's centre court and created easier metro access and an enhanced food court.[15]

Shopping

City Centre Deira has 370 stores. The mall's anchor stores include Carrefour and Sharaf DG. The mall has a variety of electronics stores, cosmetic stores, toy stores, jewellery stores and textile stores. Retail outlets include Zara, Massimo Dutti and Hollister.[9] [16] [17]

Dining

City Centre Deira houses over 58 restaurants, cafés and food outlets including Chili's, Hatam and Gazebo; and two international food courts with 21 outlets such as KFC, New York Fries, McDonald's, Mrs Vanelli's, Charley's Grilled Subs and Chowking.[9] [18]

Entertainment

Magic Planet

Magic Planet is a family entertainment centre in the Middle East. It features simulators, video games and theme rides for children.[19] [20]

The Wellness Centre

The Wellness Centre is a complimentary yoga class that usually happens every Saturday & Sunday. [21]

VOX Cinemas

VOX Cinemas City Centre Deira is an 11-screen cinema multiplex with two 3D Digital RealD screens including Extreme Screen Digital screen cinema. VOX Cinemas is spread over 5,661 square meters with 2,795 seats and also features VOX Café.[11]

Hotels

City Centre Deira is connected to multiple hotels including City Centre Hotel and Residence, (managed by Accor Hotels), Novotel City Centre Deira, Ibis City Centre Deira, Pullman City Centre Deira and Aloft City Centre Deira.[22] [23] [24] [25]

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mall of the Emirates and Deira City Centre among top brands. XPRESS. gulfnews.com. 25 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Dubai Shopping Malls. dubaimalls.blogspot.in. 25 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Your Local Travel Guide to Worldwide Destinations - My Destination. MyDestination.com Hubsite Travel. 25 June 2015.
  4. Web site: Deira City Center. Dubai FAQs. dubaifaqs.com. 25 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Sun & Sand Sports - Deira City Center - Dubai - United Arab Emirates - Sun & Sand Sports. Sun & Sand Sports - Your leading sports retailer in the Middle East. 25 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626143126/http://www.sunandsandsports.com/store-locator/stores/Sun%20-%20Sand%20Sports/Deira%20City%20Center/Dubai/United%20Arab%20Emirates/. 26 June 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: Sale & Offers in Deira City Center. shoppinginformer.com. 25 June 2015.
  7. Web site: City Centre Deira. MAJID AL FUTTAIM. MAJID AL FUTTAIM. 25 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150605122937/http://www.majidalfuttaim.com/en/article/majid-al-futtaim-properties/shopping-malls/deira-city-centre.html. 5 June 2015. dead.
  8. Web site: Deira City Center Shopping Mall. Stay.com. 25 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626130824/http://www.stay.com/dubai/shopping/12353/deira-city-center-shopping-mall/. 26 June 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: Shops in Deira City Centre - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - TEN Yellow Pages. theemiratesnetwork.com. 25 June 2015. 17 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190917200352/http://yp.theemiratesnetwork.com/premises/United_Arab_Emirates/Dubai/Deira_City_Centre_18876.html. dead.
  10. Web site: Deira City Centre. Malc. Dubai Online. 25 June 2015.
  11. Web site: Films in Dubai, Venue VOX Cinemas Deira City Centre - Cinema Search - TimeOutDubai.com. TimeOutDubai.com. 25 June 2015.
  12. Web site: Deira City Centre. My Dubai Metro. mydubaimetro.com. 25 June 2015.
  13. Web site: Deira City Centre. Ameinfo. ameinfo.com. 17 May 2015.
  14. Web site: Majid Al Futtaim Shopping Malls - Community Malls . Majid Al Futtaim Group . 2008-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080109181712/http://www.majidalfuttaim.com/maf.php?id_l2=2&id_l3=2 . 2008-01-09.
  15. Web site: Dubai's Deira City Centre set to get Dh22 million facelift. Gillian Duncan. thenational.ae. 25 June 2015.
  16. Web site: Your Local Travel Guide to Worldwide Destinations - My Destination. MyDestination.com Hubsite Travel. 25 June 2015.
  17. Web site: Shopping. City Centre Deira. citycentredeira.com. 25 June 2015.
  18. Web site: Shopping's never been better! - City Centre Deira. City Centre Deira. citycentredeira.com. 25 June 2015.
  19. Web site: Magic Planet - Deira City Centre – DubaiCity.com. Dubai Travel Guide and City Information. 25 June 2015.
  20. Web site: Magic Planet - Incredible range of fun rides, games and attractions-Activities for kids - Kids activities. theplaymania.com. 25 June 2015.
  21. Web site: Food Central. City Centre Deira. citycentredeira.com. 5 April 2024.
  22. Web site: Hotels. City Centre Deira. citycentredeira.com. 25 June 2015.
  23. Web site: Hotel DUBAI - Novotel Dubai Deira City Centre. novotel.com. 25 June 2015.
  24. Web site: Hotel DUBAI - Pullman Dubai Deira City Centre. pullmanhotels.com. 25 June 2015.
  25. Web site: Economic hotel DUBAI - ibis Dubai Deira City Centre. ibis.com. 25 June 2015.