City Centre Deira () is a mall located in
Port Saeed
Port Saeed () is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was established by Saeed Ahmed Lootah, who named it after the Egyptian city of Port Said
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,
Dubai
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,
United Arab Emirates
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, and is the original flagship mall in the
Majid Al Futtaim Properties portfolio.
City Centre Deira opened on 28 November 1995. It is located in the older part of the city on the crossroad between
Sharjah
Sharjah (; ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It is the capital of the Emirate of Sharjah and forms part of the D ...
,
Bur Dubai
Bur Dubai () is a historic district in Dubai, located on the western side of the Dubai Creek. The name is a reference to the traditional separation of the area from Deira by the creek.
Description
The Ruler's Court is located in the district ...
and the
Airport
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. It is a known shopping, entertainment and leisure complex with 3 levels. It has over 1.2 million sq. ft. of retail selling space, with 370 shops and 3,600 car-parking spaces.
It's a land mark project, which was newly formed as Majid Al Futtaim Group and was the largest mall at the time .It was made at an initial cost of Dh300 million.
City Centre Deira is owned by the
Majid Al Futtaim
Majid Al Futtaim (1934 – 17 December 2021) was an Emirati billionaire businessman, and
the founder and owner of the Majid Al Futtaim Group, an Emirati real estate and retail conglomerate, with projects in Asia and Africa.
Early life
Majid Al ...
group, and is one of fourteen ''City Centre'' malls — the others are located in
Mirdif
Mirdif () (sometimes referred to as Mirdiff due to differences in transliteration) is a residential area located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Mirdif has a population of approximately 37,000 and consists mainly of villa developments and or sin ...
,
Me'aisem and
Al Shindagha
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(Dubai); Sharjah,
Ajman
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and
Fujairah
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(UAE);
Alexandria
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and
Cairo
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(Egypt);
Muscat
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,
Qurum
Qurum (; also written Qurm) is an upscale suburb of Muscat in Oman.
Its main attractions are the Qurum Natural Park, the Qurum City Centre and the Qurum Beach.
Qurm Nature Reserve
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and Sohar (Oman);
Manama
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(Bahrain); and Beirut (Lebanon).
In 2014, City Centre Deira changed its logo.
Redevelopments
In 2008, the food court was renovated.
In 2011, City Centre Deira underwent redevelopment to open 55 new retail stores.
In March 2013, City Centre Deira announced a US$5.9m redevelopment project. The redevelopment upgraded the mall's centre court and created easier
metro access and an enhanced food court.
Shopping
City Centre Deira has 370 stores. The mall's anchor stores include
Carrefour
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and Sharaf DG. The mall has a variety of electronics stores, cosmetic stores, toy stores, jewellery stores and textile stores. Retail outlets include
Zara
Zara may refer to:
Businesses
* Zara (retailer), a fashion retail company based in Spain
* Zara Investment Holding, a Jordanian holding company
* Continental Hotel Zara, Budapest, Hungary
People and fictional characters
* Zara (name), primari ...
,
Massimo Dutti
Massimo Dutti, S.A. () is a Spanish premium clothing retailer specializing in cashmere and wool products, established in 1985 and owned by Spanish multinational company Inditex, the parent company of Zara, Pull&Bear, and other brands.
The off ...
and
Hollister.
Dining
City Centre Deira houses over 58 restaurants, cafés and food outlets including
Chili's
Chili's Grill & Bar (stylized as chili's) is an American casual dining restaurant chain founded by Larry Lavine in Texas in 1975 and is currently owned and operated by Brinker International.
History
Chili's first location, a converted postal ...
, Hatam and Gazebo; and two international food courts with 21 outlets such as
KFC
KFC Corporation, doing business as KFC (an abbreviation of Kentucky Fried Chicken), is an American fast food restaurant chain specializing in fried chicken and chicken sandwiches. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, it is the world's se ...
,
New York Fries
New York Fries is a Canadian quick service restaurant that mainly serves french fries, hot dogs and poutine.
There are 120 locations in Canada, as well as locations in Bahrain, China, Egypt, Macao, Oman, Panama, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, U ...
,
McDonald's
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, Mrs Vanelli's, Charley's Grilled Subs and
Chowking
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.
Entertainment
Magic Planet
Magic Planet is a family entertainment centre in the Middle East. It features simulators, video games and theme rides for children.
The Wellness Centre
The Wellness Centre is a complimentary yoga class that usually happens every Saturday & Sunday.
VOX Cinemas
VOX Cinemas
Majid Al Futtaim Holding () is an Emirati holding company based in Dubai. The family-owned conglomerate owns and operates shopping malls, retail, and hotel establishments in the Middle East and North Africa.
The firm was established by Ma ...
City Centre Deira is an 11-screen cinema multiplex with two 3D Digital RealD screens including Extreme Screen Digital screen cinema. VOX Cinemas is spread over 5,661 square meters with 2,795 seats and also features VOX Café.
Hotels
City Centre Deira is connected to multiple hotels including City Centre Hotel and Residence, (managed by
Accor Hotels
Accor S.A. is a French multinational hospitality company that owns, manages and franchises hotels, resorts and vacation properties. It is the largest hospitality company in Europe, and the sixth largest hospitality company worldwide.
Accor ope ...
), Novotel City Centre Deira, Ibis City Centre Deira, Pullman City Centre Deira and Aloft City Centre Deira.
References
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City Centre Deira
External links
City Centre Deira- Official Website
{{Dubai malls
Shopping malls established in 1995
Shopping malls in Dubai