Nakheel has launched the 'Lost City', which aims to recreate a series of old lost cities from the ancient world that was discovered after centuries of them being lost and forgotten.
Properties in the Lost City are going on sale today.
Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem, chairman of Nakheel, said: "As the leading property developers in the region, Nakheel, with the Lost City project is offering the investors a unique opportunity to own a piece of history in Dubai.
"The Lost City in the form of villas, town houses and apartments, complete with old elevations from the different regions it inspires, recreates legendary old lost cities of the ancient world to suit a wide variety of customer tastes, needs, preferences and income brackets.
"The buildings inside The Lost City will most accurately reconstruct the elevations used in the construction of houses, reflecting the splendour of old style of architecture. To ensure this accuracy, Nakheel has sent its engineers to several archaeological sites in the regions that were part of this old world, to study the styles, street plans, layouts and materials used in construction of those ancient villages and houses."
The mixed residential and retail development will house two to four bedroom villas, townhouses and apartments, whose construction is inspired by the old styles of architectural traditions that date back a millennia.
The two, three and four bedroom villas, townhouses and apartments in The Lost City are constructed and organised over five distinct village areas.
Each of the five village areas, The Lost City Hotel Village, The Souq Village, The Gateways Village, The Gardens Village and The Hilltop village, will retain a distinct sense of identity.
Investors can choose between a variety of elevations for their villas and townhouses, from ancient Jordanian to the old Egyptian theme or from predominant construction styles that was used in ancient Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine which are considered part of the Fertile Crescent, in addition to old themed elevations from the Arabian Peninsula and lands as far away as Morocco and Mongolia.
"The old Islamic style of architecture has produced some of the gems of ancient buildings from the Alhambra in Spain to the poetic Taj Mahal in India. The amenities of The Lost City, with deluxe construction and well appointed dcor in style, will have the old authentic taste deeply embedded in the psyche of old architectural traditions and are highlighted in the souqs and residential areas.
"The Lost City is Nakheel's tribute to this glorious tradition, whose rich vocabulary has created those magnificent symbols of permanence, stability and tradition," Bin Sulayem added.
The new development will be located in a 560-hectare area in Jebel Ali, at the intersection of the Military Road and Emirates Road, lying adjacent to Nakheel's other signature developments, The Gardens Shopping Mall and Discovery Gardens.
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