Al Marjan Island, Ras Al Khaimah

Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) wants to emulate Dubai! Who can blame them? So what do they do?? They develop their own gigantic island Mega Project to rival the Palm Islands of Dubai. This RAK Mega Project is called Al Marjan Island. In fact Al Marjan is made up of 5 man made islands, and yes Al Marjan will be just as impressive as the Palm Island developments of Dubai!

The 5 islands of Al Marjan will feature:

- Ten major hotels now onboard, with more to come.

- At least one marina complete with a marina village full of luxury condos and townhomes.

- A water themed park with attractions for the whole family.

- A variety of luxury resorts.

- A wide variety of villa residences including "floating villas."

- Shops and restaurants of all kinds as well as a variety of sports facilities.

- Business areas, etc., etc.

Directly from the developer of Al Marjan, Rakeen:

"Located 27 km southwest of Ras Al Khaimah town centre, the Al Marjan Island is the first man-made island project to be developed in the Emirate. The cluster of five coral-shaped islands extend over 2.7 million m2 and is worth over USD1.8 billion. Land reclamation is planned to finish by December 2007. Development completion is planned for June 2009.

The Al Marjan Island is designed to become a haven of luxurious living and an unparalleled leisure destination. This incredible development will comprise of waterfront homes, floating villas, hotels, resorts, sporting facilities and commercial areas."

Al Marjan Island looks amazing! It is right up there with the Palm Islands of Dubai! This Mega Project will do wonderful things for RAK and the rest of the Emirates.

Here is a direct link to Rakeen where you can see and read more about Al Marjan Island:

http://www.rakeen.com/projects/Al_Marjan_Island.html