Zabeel Park opens on Tuesday

First technology-based recreational theme park in the Gulf opens in Dubai

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Ashfaq Ahmed, Senior Assistant Editor
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Dubai: Zabeel Park, the first technology-based recreational theme park in the Gulf, is set to open its doors to the public on Tuesday.

The park, spread over 47 hectares of land on Shaikh Zayed Road between the Trade Centre Roundabout, Zabeel Road and Shaikh Rashid Road (Karama), is aimed at boosting domestic and international tourism in Dubai.

It is divided into three plots, all of which are interlinked by pedestrian bridges.

Esmael Al Banna, Assistant Director for Public Parks and Horticulture Department, said the Dh200 million park comprises a number of provisions including food courts, a cricket pitch, amphitheatre, exhibition centres and special facilities for boating.

"Zabeel Park will become a major tourist attraction in Dubai once it is inaugurated. The park has something to offer each visitor," he said.

There are plenty of play areas for children, while adults can spend their time sitting at the lakeside restaurants and enjoying the scenic beauty of the park.

The park has been divided into three zones of 281,000 square metres, 162,000 square metres and 22,000 square metres.

The main attraction of the park will be a mega bowl, which will be used for organising multi-purpose activities including weddings, parties, birthday functions and other events associated with college and business establishments.

Apart from functions, the mega bowl will be used to conduct exhibitions and shows from time to time. A terraced seating arrangement in the mega bowl will accommodate 2,000 people at any one time.

A mini-cricket pitch also forms part of Zabeel Park. Although not as big as a cricket ground, the mini-cricket field with a standard pitch and outfield promises to provide plenty of entertainment for cricket fans.

Another of the park's main features include a 4.3 kilometre jogging track. The park will also feature a series of high-tech interactive displays including educational and recreational exhibits grouped into three zones.

These are the Alternative Energy Zone, the Communications Zone and a Techno Zone. An Imax theatre, panoramic tower, a space maze modelled on the planetary system and other technology-based attractions will be some of the park's other attractions.

A range of leisure activities at technology-themed garden

- The main attraction of the park will be a mega bowl, which will be used for organising multi-purpose activities including weddings, parties, birthday functions and other events.

- The park will have a jogging track of 4.3km. It will also feature a series of high-tech interactive displays, including educational and recreational exhibits grouped into three zones.

- A boating lake is the central feature of the southern part of the park.

- Road trains will be provided to take people around the park.

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