Business Bay
الخليج التجاري | |
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Community | |
 Skyline of Business Bay, Dubai as seen from Safa Park. | |
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| Coordinates: 25°11′01″N 55°16′00″E / 25.18366°N 55.26664°E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Dubai |
| City | Dubai |
| Established | 2003 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.36 km2 (1.68 sq mi) |
| Population (expected)[1] | |
• Total | 191,000 |
| • Density | 44,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi) |
| This project is currently under development | |
Business Bay (Arabic: الخليج التجاري: Al-Khaleej Al-Tijari) is a central business district under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project features numerous skyscrapers located in an area where Dubai Creek has been dredged and extended, and located immediately south of Downtown Dubai. Business Bay will have upwards of 240 buildings, comprising commercial and residential developments. The infrastructure of Business Bay has been completed in 2008, and the entire development was expected to be completed between 2012-2015.[2] Business Bay is part of the vision of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Ruler of Dubai. Business Bay will be a new 'city' within the city of Dubai and is being built as a commercial, residential and business cluster along a new extension of Dubai Creek extending from Ras Al Khor to Sheikh Zayed Road. Covering an area of 64,000,000 square feet (5,900,000 m2), it is composed of office and residential towers set in landscaped gardens with a network of roads, pathways and canals.[2]