Global Village (Dubai)
Global Village Dubailand, Dubai, is claimed to be the world's largest tourism, leisure and entertainment project. It is the region's first cultural, entertainment, family and shopping destination. Every year, it has over 5 million visitors over an area of 17,200,000 sq ft (1,600,000 m2).[1]
Location
Located on Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Road (E 311); Exit 37, Dubailand, Dubai
Season 2015 / 2016
Global Village’s 20th season began on September 3rd, 2015 and will be closed in April 2016.
Timings
Global Village operates seven days a week, and opens its gates to visitors From Saturday to Wednesday from 4:00pm-12:00am, and opens until 1:00am on Thursday, Friday, and public holidays.
Parking area
The parking area at Global Village was designed to host more than 17,000 cars with additional overflow parking areas used during peak times. Free parking shuttles are operated round the clock during the operating hours to transport visitors to and from the overflow parking areas.
History
Global Village started out in the form of a number of kiosks in 1996 located on the Creek Side opposite to Dubai Municipality. It then later shifted to the Oud Metha Area near Wafi City for 5 years.Today, Global Village has 6 million visitors at its current location in DubaiLand.
Facts and figures
| Year | Number of visitors |
|---|---|
| 2014/15 | From 6 November 2014 to 11 April 2015, 156 days. |
| 2013/14 | From 5 October 2013 to 12 April 2014, 191 days. |
| 2012 | 7.00 million visitors. |
| 2011 | 5.00 million visitors, 151 days and 45 country pavilions. |
| 2008 | 4.50 million visitors. |
| 2007 | 4.20 million visitors, 59 days and 39 country pavilions. |
| 2006 | 2.10 million visitors, 129 days and 40 country pavilions. |
| 2005 | 5.00 million visitors, 79 days. Global Village reaches its 10-year mark with a new location and longer operation period. |
| 2004 | 5.20 million visitors, 38 participating countries. |
| 2003 | 3.10 million visitors, 31 participating countries. |
| 2002 | 2.33 million visitors, 28 country pavilions. |
| 2001 | 1.68 million visitors, 25 country pavilions. |
| 2000 | 1.59 million visitors, 22 country pavilions. |
| 1999 | 1.45 million visitors, 20 country pavilions from around the world. |
| 1998 | 1.20 million visitors, 20 country pavilions from around the world. |
| 1997 | 900,000 visitors, 18 countries. |
| 1996 | Global Village was initially a small site along the Dubai Creek with small kiosks representing different countries. In its first year, Global Village had more than 500,000 visitors. |
Best Buys From Global Village
There are many amazing products usually available in Global Village. African black soap,[2] Chea Butter and Argan Oil are only few to consider. In addition, there are many authentic oriental home decoration products you can get from Tunisia Pavilion and the Egyptian Pavilion. There are also amazing honey varieties in the yemen pavillion.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Global Village | Make Your Senses Come Alive". Globalvillage.ae. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ "Use of African Black Soap". www.blacksoapexpert.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "كل شئ عن القرية العالمية بدبي!". blog. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
Coordinates: 25°04′07″N 55°18′23″E / 25.068749°N 55.30626°E