Wafi City is a mixed-use development in Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

. The complex includes a mall, hotel, restaurants, residences, and a nightclub. The "city" is styled after Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...

. This themed environment includes columns reminiscent of Karnak

Karnak

The Karnak Temple Complex—usually called Karnak—comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings, notably the Great Temple of Amun and a massive structure begun by Pharaoh Ramses II . Sacred Lake is part of the site as well. It is located near Luxor, some...

, small pyramid

Pyramid

A pyramid is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge at a single point. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or any polygon shape, meaning that a pyramid has at least three triangular surfaces...

s, and images of pharaoh

Pharaoh

Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...

s. All the walls are the color of the light brown stone that can be found on all structures in Ancient Egypt.

Wafi Mall

The main feature of Wafi City is the mall, called Wafi Mall. Opened in 2001, the mall includes over 200 stores, and has a small 80,000 square metre (861,113 square foot) theme park called Encounter Zone. The owners which are famous enough, is known by his last name "Adat".
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Raffles Dubai

In November 2007, Raffles opened its first property in the Middle East

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

. Raffles Dubai is a 5-star

Star (classification)

Stars are often used as symbols for classification purposes. They are used by reviewers for ranking things such as movies, TV shows, restaurants, and hotels. For example, one to five stars is commonly employed to categorize hotels.-Restaurant ratings:...

hotel in a pyramidal shape that contains 248 rooms on 18 floors. The standard room sizes, 70 square metres (753.5 square feet), are the largest in Dubai.

Pyramids

The Pyramids is a complex that contains several restaurants, cafés, and spas, including Cleopatra's Spa and Pharaoh's Club.

Wafi Residence

Wafi Residence is a residential complex that opened in July 1995. Residents have full membership to the spas in the Pyramids.

External links

• Wafi City official website
• Shopping Malls and Centers in Dubai — TEN Yellow Pages

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