TheDeira Corniche (Arabic:كورنيش ديرة) is a waterfrontpromenade inDubai, United Arab Emirates. The promenade, sometimes called theDubai Corniche, lies in northeastern Dubai, inDeira.[1] It is flanked to the north by thePersian Gulf and consists of a broad pedestrian walkway that extends to theDubai Creek.
A contract for the construction of the road was signed on 23 September 1975, for a price ofUS$ 25 million byHamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the former deputy ruler of Dubai.[2] A variety of traditional and modern retail and hospitality areas exist along the promenade. It borders the localities ofAl Dhagaya,Ayil Nasir andAl Hamriya Port, all of which are part of the larger Deira central business district. The old Dubai Fish and Vegetable Market, as well as theDubai Gold Souk andDubai Spice Souk, are nearby. TheHyatt Regency Dubai lies on routeD 90 (Al Khaleej Road), which runs parallel to the Deira Corniche.
AUS$ 1.3 billion project was initiated in 2004 to restructure the area between the westend of the creek in Deira andAl Hamriya Port, which will involve new residential developments, hotels and the development ofPalm Deira off the northeastern coast of Dubai.[3]
Deira Corniche. 2008
A similar promenade also exists on theBur Dubai side of the Creek, extending fromAl Ghubaiba toAl Seef Marine Station.
TheWaterfront Market, selling fish, vegetables, and meat, opened on the Corniche in 2017.[4]
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