Bluewaters Island
An artificial island 400 metres off the beach at JBR, near Dubai Marina, given over to shops, restaurants and homes. It is the base of Ain Dubai, one of the largest observation wheels in the world.
- Where
- Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 25.0796, 55.1225
Get the Bluewaters Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bluewaters Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Dubai volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bluewaters Island
Madame Tussauds Dubai 0.1 km
A wax museum on Bluewaters Island, opened in 2021 as the first of its kind in the Middle East. It has more than 60 lifelike figures of musicians, actors, athletes and world leaders, close enough to stand beside.
Jumeirah Beach Residence 1.3 km
A 1.7-kilometre strip of 40 residential towers on the Gulf shore at Dubai Marina. At street level its beachfront promenade of cafés and shops, The Walk, is where much of the city comes to stroll in the evenings.
Dubai Marina 2.2 km
A district of high towers built around a man-made canal along a 3 km stretch of the Gulf shore. A promenade runs the length of the water, lined with cafés and moored yachts, and comes alive in the evenings.
Ibn Battuta Mall 3.9 km
A long mall in southwest Dubai with more than 300 shops, named after the 14th-century traveller from Tangier. Its six courts are each built in the style of a land he visited: China, India, Persia, Egypt, Tunisia and Andalusia.
Palm Jumeirah 4.4 km
A palm tree drawn in reclaimed sand on the Gulf, with a trunk, fronds and an outer crescent that breaks the waves. More than 25,000 people now live on these artificial islands, and a monorail runs up the trunk to Atlantis at the far end.
Atlantis, The Palm 5.7 km
The first resort built on the Palm Jumeirah, a great arched hotel at the very tip of the island. It opened in 2008 and mixes the myth of the lost city of Atlantis with Arabian design, with a water park and a vast aquarium in its grounds.
Guru Nanak Darbar 5.9 km
The first official gurdwara in the Gulf, opened in 2012 in the churches complex of Jebel Ali Village. It was founded by Surender Singh Kandhari, a Dubai resident since 1976, and serves the city's large Sikh community.
Madinat Jumeirah 8.6 km
A resort built over 40 hectares to look like an old Arabian town, with wind towers and waterways crossed by abras. It is the largest in Dubai, with three hotels, a court of summer houses and a souk, all looking out at the Burj Al Arab.
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Questions
Where is Bluewaters Island?
Bluewaters Island is in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Madame Tussauds Dubai (0.1 km), Jumeirah Beach Residence (1.3 km), Dubai Marina (2.2 km).
How do I get the Bluewaters Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bluewaters Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Dubai volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bluewaters Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Dubai volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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