Dubai to Have World’s Largest Manmade Lagoon

Crystal Lagoons Corp., the patented technology developer of giant crystalline lagoons, will launch its latest and grandest project to date at Cityscape in Dubai, which starts next week.

Crystal Lagoons has signed a deal to construct the world’s largest manmade lagoon, covering 40 hectares, almost four-times bigger than the world’s largest existing lagoon, the company said in a media statement today.

The project, once completed, will be entered into the Guinness Book of World Records, it announced. Located in the upscale Mohammed Bin Rashid City – District One residential community, in the heart of Dubai, the lagoon will form an integral part of the $7 billion project.

The new lagoon with its expansive beaches, will be a core amenity within Mohammed Bin Rashid City - District One’s 47m sq. ft. of freehold land. The development will feature residences, parklands, waterways, a shopping and dining pavilion and large recreational spaces creating one of the lowest density developments in the heart of any global city.

Crystal Lagoons’ global portfolio of 250 projects located in 50 countries includes five high-profile Middle East based developments. The company has completed two lagoons in the popular Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh - including currently the world’s largest lagoon at 12 hectares – and another completed project in Jordan, along with two other projects under development in Oman and the UAE.