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Coordinates: 25°15′5″N 55°19′56″E / 25.25139°N 55.33222°E / 25.25139; 55.33222
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City Centre Deira
ديرة سيتي سنتر
City Centre Deira, Dubai
Map
LocationDubai,
 United Arab Emirates
Coordinates25°15′5″N 55°19′56″E / 25.25139°N 55.33222°E / 25.25139; 55.33222
Opening dateAugust 27, 1995
ManagementMajid Al Futtaim Group
OwnerMajid Al Futtaim Group
No. of stores and services370
Total retail floor area1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2)
No. of floors3
Parking6000
Websitehttp://www.citycentredeira.com

City Centre Deira (Template:Lang-ar) is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the original flagship mall in the Majid Al Futtaim Properties portfolio.

City Centre Deira opened on August 27, 1995. It is located in the older part of the city on cross road between Sharja, Bur Dubai and the Airport. It is one of Majid Al Futtaim's Group mall chains and is similar in size and layout to the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai . It is a known shopping, entertainment and leisure complex with 2 levels. It has over 1.2 million sq. ft. of retail selling space, with 370 shops and 6,000 car-parking spaces. The malls anchor stores include Carrefour, Debenhams, Iconic, Sharaf DG, Virgin Megastore and Paris Gallery. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

City Centre Deira is owned by the Majid Al Futtaim group, and is one of six City Centre malls — the others are located in Ajman, Alexandria, Cairo, Muscat and Sharjah.[14]

Milestones

  • 1995: City Centre Deira opened
  • 2008: Food court renovated
  • 2011: Underwent redevelopment to open 55 new retail stores
  • 2013: Announced $6m redevelopment project to introduce new dining options and improved accessibility
  • 2014: City centre changes their logo[4]

Redevelopment

In March 2013 City Centre Deira announced a US $5.9m redevelopment project. The redevelopment will upgrade the malls centre court, create easier metro access and an enhanced food court. [15]

Shopping

City Centre Deira has over 370 stores. The malls anchor stores include Carrefour, Debenhams, Iconic, Sharaf DG, Virgin Megastore and Paris Gallery. There is a variety of electronics stores, cosmetic brands, toy stores, Jewellery Court and Textile Court at City Centre Deira. Retail Outlets are Debenhams, Plug-ins, Woolworths, Paris Gallery, and Virgin Megastore, Zara, Massimo Dutti[9][16][17]

Dining

City Centre Deira houses over 60 restaurants, cafés and food outlets including Chili’s, Coco’s, China Times, Hatam, P.F. Chang’s, Gazebo and Texas Roadhouse; and international Food Court with 21 outlets such as KFC, McDonald’s, Mrs Vanelli’s and Charley’s Grilled Subs, Chowking, Fat Burger & Baja Fresh.[9][18]

Entertainment

  • Magic Planet

Magic Planet is a family entertainment centre in the Middle East. It features the simulators, video games and theme rides for children.[19][20]

  • Bowling City

Bowling City is a cosmic bowling arena with 8 lanes, as well as billiards, internet and network games, karaoke, and a snack bar[21]

  • VOX Cinemas

VOX Cinemas City Centre Deira is a 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.[11]

Hotels

City Centre Deira is connected to three hotels including City Centre Hotel and Residence, managed by Pullman; Novotel City Centre Deira; and Ibis City Centre Deira.[22][23][24][25]

References

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  5. ^ "Sun & Sand Sports - Deira City Center - Dubai - United Arab Emirates - Sun & Sand Sports". Sun & Sand Sports - Your leading sports retailer in the Middle East. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Sale & Offers in Deira City Center". shoppinginformer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  7. ^ MAJID AL FUTTAIM. "City Centre Deira". MAJID AL FUTTAIM. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Deira City Center Shopping Mall". Stay.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b c "Shops in Deira City Centre - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - TEN Yellow Pages". theemiratesnetwork.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  10. ^ Malc. "Deira City Centre". Dubai Online. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Films in Dubai, Venue VOX Cinemas Deira City Centre - Cinema Search - TimeOutDubai.com". TimeOutDubai.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  12. ^ My Dubai Metro. "Deira City Centre". mydubaimetro.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  13. ^ Ameinfo. "Deira City Centre". ameinfo.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Majid Al Futtaim Shopping Malls - Community Malls". Majid Al Futtaim Group. Archived from the original on 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  15. ^ Gillian Duncan. "Dubai's Deira City Centre set to get Dh22 million facelift". thenational.ae. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  16. ^ "Your Local Travel Guide to Worldwide Destinations - My Destination". MyDestination.com Hubsite Travel. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  17. ^ City Centre Deira. "Shopping". citycentredeira.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  18. ^ City Centre Deira. "Shopping's never been better! - City Centre Deira". citycentredeira.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  19. ^ "Magic Planet - Deira City Centre – DubaiCity.com". Dubai Travel Guide and City Information. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  20. ^ "Magic Planet - Incredible range of fun rides, games and attractions-Activities for kids - Kids activities". theplaymania.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  21. ^ "Bowling City - Deira City Centre - Port Saeed, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) - TEN Yellow Pages". theemiratesnetwork.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  22. ^ City Centre Deira. "Hotels". citycentredeira.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  23. ^ "Hotel DUBAI - Novotel Dubai Deira City Centre". novotel.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  24. ^ "Hotel DUBAI - Pullman Dubai Deira City Centre". pullmanhotels.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  25. ^ "Economic hotel DUBAI - ibis Dubai Deira City Centre". ibis.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.