Ibn Battuta Mall

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Ibn Battuta Mall
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Ibn Battuta Mall
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates 25°02′40″N55°07′14″E / 25.04444°N 55.12056°E / 25.04444; 55.12056
Opening date4 April 2005;19 years ago (2005-04-04)
ManagementNakheel Properties
Owner Nakheel Properties
Website ibnbattutamall.com

The Ibn Battuta Mall is a shopping mall on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, UAE, close to Interchange 6 for Jabal Ali 1 in southwest Dubai. [1] It opened in 2005 and contains more than 300 stores. It is named after Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century Maghrebi traveller, explorer and scholar.

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Having around 275 shops, 50 restaurants, and over 4,500 parking spaces totaling 521,000 m2 (5,610,000 sq ft) of space, Ibn Battuta is the world's largest themed shopping mall. [2] The mall features shops from many retailers, generally ranging from affordable to mid-range brands. Boutiques in the mall belong to many categories, including women's fashion, men's fashion, and children's fashion, as well as jewelry and other accessories. Some of the major international brands present in the mall include Tommy Hilfiger, Forever 21, Levi's, and American Eagle Outfitters. The mall also contains pharmacies and dining options. On 26 May 2013, Nakheel announced the tender for Ibn Battuta Mall expansion – a new, 28,000 m2 (300,000 sq ft) retail hub for another 150 shops. [3] This expansion introduced new shops in the mall, such as Decathlon, Brands for Less, and includes a new food court in the upgraded metro link. The mall contains several activities such as a trampoline park, a light exhibition, the Carrefour hypermarket and a 21-screen cinema theatre by Novo cinemas until its closure in 2024. [4]

The mall consists of six courts, each of whose designs are inspired by some of the countries visited by the Moroccan Berber explorer, Ibn Battuta: Andalusia Court, China Court, Egypt Court, India Court, Persia Court, and Tunisia Court. [2] The India Court features a working reproduction of an elephant clock.

The mall is located next to the neighbourhood of The Gardens, and near the Delhi Private School and the Winchester School. The eponymous Ibn Battuta metro station on the Dubai Metro provides access from central Dubai. [5]

In recent years, Ibn Battuta Mall has open new shops and businesses including a brand-new nursery concept by Jumeirah International Nurseries [6] and a new walk-in-retail store for Eros Group. [7] [8]

The mall is directly connected to two hotels, the Premier Inn Dubai Ibn Battuta Hotel and Avani Ibn Battuta Dubai Hotel. The former opened in 2016 with 389 rooms and was extensively renovated in 2021, which increased its capacity to 594 rooms, making it the largest Premier Inn in the Middle East. [9] The latter opened in 2019 and has 360 rooms. [10]

Panoramic View outside Persia Court Entrance 2008-03-22 360deg Ibn Batuta Shopping Mall.jpg
Panoramic View outside Persia Court Entrance

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  2. 1 2 "Ibn Battuta Mall". Visit Dubai. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Tender for Ibu Battuta Mall announced". Dubai Chronicle. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dubai: Cinema at popular mall 'permanently closed'". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ibn Battuta Metro Station: Your Easy Transit in Dubai". Dubai Metro Guide. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Dr Abdulla Karam inaugurates Ibn Battuta Mall's nursery concept by Jumeirah International Nurseries". Zawya. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Eros Group opens new walk-in-retail store in Dubai". Trade Arabia. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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  9. ↑ "Premier Inn Ibn Battuta Mall now the largest in Middle East". Hotelier Middle East. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "In pictures: Avani Ibn Battuta hotel opens in Dubai". Gulf Business. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2024.


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