Bawadi Explained

Bawadi is a sector in the Dubailand development of the Emirate of Dubai, on the coast of the Arab's Gulf. The development is focused on amusement parks, hotel, commercial and residential buildings along a 15 city block, 10km (10miles), transit zone.^[1] The project was first announced by the government of Dubai on 1 May 2006. The developer is Tatweer, a subsidiary of Dubai Holding. Arif Mubarak was the initial CEO of the Bawadi development.^[2]

The Bawadi original master plan had a central boulevard with space for thirty-one hotels^[3] with 29,000 rooms.^[4] One such was the Asia-Asia Hotel which would have been among the largest hotels in the world with more than 6,500 rooms.^[5] The hotels along the strip^[6] were designed to have various themes from Asian, various American countries, Middle Eastern, African, European, and universal. An example was the Wild Wild West Hotel with an American theme. The project estimated total cost was over USD 100 billion. The first residential development would have been 308 townhouses with a community centre, centered on a retail area.^[7] The master plan was revised in 2007 to include fifty-one hotels with over 60,000 new hotel rooms.^[8]

The Bawadi development suffered severely from the 2008 real estate collapse. For example, the Desert Gate Hotels and Towers part of the project was completely cancelled.^{[9] [10]} The Bawadi project web page, bawadi.info,^[11] was closed in August 2014.

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1. Web site: Bawadi Traffic Impact Study. IBI Group. https://web.archive.org/web/20130702133355/http://www.ibigroup.com/projects/bwadi-traffic-impact-study. 2 July 2013. dead. 27 August 2014.
2. News: Emaar Bawadi, the joint venture between Emaar Properties and Bawadi, has launched Teema . 24 May 2008 . Arabian Business Publishing Ltd. . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903035439/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/teema-makes-debut-in-asmaran-49611.html . 3 September 2014 . live .
3. News: Bawadi's secret: planning . 23 March 2007 . Arabian Business Publishing Ltd. . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903040946/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/bawadi-s-secret-planning-147470.html . 3 September 2014 . live .
4. News: Bawadi’s success plan . 1 May 2007 . Arabian Business Publishing Ltd. . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903033933/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/bawadi-s-success-plan-145092.html . 3 September 2014 . live .
5. News: Dubai plans world's largest hotel. 2 May 2006 . USA Today. https://web.archive.org/web/20121009171612/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2006-05-02-dubai-resort_x.htm. 9 October 2012. live.
6. The Bawadi development was routinely compared to the Las vegas strip as well as having aspects of Disneyland Orlando and Disneyland Paris. Web site: Dubai - Success Stories: Strategic Development Advise, Bawadi Development, Dubailand, UAE . 2008. HVS. https://web.archive.org/web/20120623054209/http://www.hvs.com/Offices/Dubai/SuccessStories/BawadiDubai/. 23 June 2012. live.
7. Web site: Emaar Bawadi launches Asmaran project . 17 May 2008 . Trade Arabia . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903055436/http://www.tradearabia.com/news/CONS_143579.html . 3 September 2014 . live .
8. Book: Cooper, Peter. 2008. Opportunity Dubai: Making a Fortune in the Middle East. Harriman House. Petersfield, East Hampshire, UK. 71 - 72. 978-1-905641-97-0.
9. News: Ahmad, Mansoor. 6 February 2009. Dubai real estate collapse. The News International. Karachi, Pakistan. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903114759/http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=160999&Cat=3&dt=2%2F11%2F2009. 3 September 2014. live. 16 July 2017.
10. Web site: Asia-Asia. Dubai Online. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827200238/http://www.dubai-online.com/accommodation/asia-asia/. 27 August 2014. dead. 27 August 2014.
11. a copy of the March 2014 version can be found at archive.org.