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Five Interesting Facts About Dubai Mall

Interesting Facts About Dubai Mall
The Dubai Mall is one of the best malls in the World.

Being a popular tourist destination, Dubai has everything that you need for your next destination. Luxury 7-star hotels, state-of-the-art architecture, heritage tourism attractions, artificial islands, a diverse variety of shopping brands and cuisine, and an enormous amusement complex are more significant than even Disneyland.

The Dubai Mall is one of the best malls in the World. We are going to share few interesting facts about Dubai Mall

1 The Largest Mall in the World Equal to Around 50 Football Pitches

Dubai Mall  is the largest mall in the UAE as well as in the world with a total area of 1,124,000 square metres including its Zabeel extensions and its Fashion Avenue covering 440,000 sq ft. This area also includes a 5 star premium hotel,

The Address Dubai Mall and a 14,000 undercover car parking area. This whole area is comparable to the size of around 50 football pitches. Internally the floor area is 5.9 million sq ft. out of which 3.77 million sq ft has 1200 retail stores, more than 200 food and beverage eateries and two anchor department stores.

02 The Reel Cinemas of Dubai Mall Are Among the Largest Cinemas in the World

One of the well known Dubai Mall Facts is about the flagship Reel Cinemas located inside the Mall. Spread over 150,000 square ft, the movie hall is the largest cinema in the country and also features amongst the largest movie halls of the world.

The 26 screens with THX certified speakers can seat 2,800 people and provide an unforgettable and unique experience to its visitors. The screens showcase a large variety of movies from across the world in various languages. 

03 The Dubai Mall Aquarium Is Credited to Be the World’s Biggest Indoor Aquarium

The centrepiece of Dubai Mall is the Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, which has been credited to be the largest indoor aquarium of the world. The aquarium has a capacity of holding 10 million litres of water in its tank which is 51 meters in length, 20 meters in width, and 11 meters in height and holds a diverse collection of over 33,000 aquatic creatures from across the world.

The aquarium has also been famed for its 48 meters walk-through Tunnel which provides 270-degree views from 11 metres below the surface of the tank where you can get a closer look at some of the spectacular marine creatures.

4)  Candylicious- The largest sweet shop is inside Dubai Mall

Children and those with a sweet tooth will be delighted to know one of the Dubai Mall Facts  that talks about a Candy shop. Housed inside the mall is the world’s largest candy store: Candylicious, spanning over an area of 10,000 sq.ft.

This one-of-its-kind confectionery store is like a wonderland for kids as they discover heaps of chocolates, piles of candies with some even dangling from trees and also from the top.

5) Dubai Mall Gets Around 75 Million Visitors Every Year!

One of the Dubai Mall facts states that the mall has been famed to be the most visited tourist attraction in the world. With 75 million visitors visiting the mall every year, the mall is said to have attracted more tourists than Disney World, Eiffel Tower, and Niagara Falls combined.

The footfall of this mall had been increasing by 15% year on year and has put the mall ahead of other famous malls of the world, namely the Bullring shopping center in Birmingham and Mall of America in Minnesota, US, both of which draw 40 million visitors every year.

Credit:- Thrillophilia

By: Gurmeet Singh

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