The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial archipelago created using
land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government in United
Arab Emirates and was designed and developed by HHCP architects. It is one of
three islands called the Palm Islands (Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali and Palm
Deira) which extend into the Persian Gulf, increasing Dubai’s shoreline by a
total of 520 kilometres (320 mi). The Palm Jumeirah is the smallest and the
original of three Palm Islands under development by Nakheel. It is located on the
Jumeirah coastal area of the emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates
(UAE).