Mina Rashid ميناء راشد | |
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 Aerial view of Port Rashid before turning into a cruise terminal | |
 Interactive map of Mina Rashid | |
| Coordinates:25°16′29″N55°17′25″E / 25.27481°N 55.29041°E /25.27481; 55.29041 | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Dubai |
| City | Dubai |
| Opened | 5 October 1972; 53 years ago (1972-10-05) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
| Population [1] (2000) | |
• Total | 4,183 |
| • Density | 1,350/km2 (3,490/sq mi) |
| Community number | 321 |
Mina Rashid (Arabic:ميناء راشد;mina'a rāšid), also referred to asPort Rashid, is a man-madecruise terminal inDubai,United Arab Emirates. It was Dubai's first commercial port; in 2018 cargo operations moved toJebel Ali Port. It is a seafront coastal destination, tourist cruise destination, and residential area.[2] It is the permanent home ofQueen Elizabeth 2.
The port is named after SheikhRashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum and it was opened in 1972.[3][4] At the time the port only had twogantry cranes and a capacity of less than 100,000TEUs.[4] In 1978, the port was expanded to include 35 berths (five of which were able to be used by the largestcontainer ships at the time).[3] Later, the port [which has a depth of 13 metres (43 ft)] had 9 gantry cranes and a capacity of 1,500,000 TEUs.[4]
Mina Rashid provided berths for general cargo,RoRo andpassenger vessels. In the early 1980s, Mina Rashid was supplemented byPort of Jebel Ali, which is further from the commercial centre of Dubai near theAbu Dhabi border.
Adjacent to the port areDubai Drydocks andDubai Maritime City. Both of these facilities were built due to Mina Rashid's proximity. But, in January 2008, it was announced that the port would be redeveloped.[5][6] All cargo operations will move to Jebel Ali Port by the end of March 2018.[5] Mina Rashid will turn into acruise terminal.[5] Also, part of the port will be reclaimed byNakheel Properties to create "a vibrant mixed-use urban waterfront" that will house 200,000 residents.[6]
In collaboration withDP world, top developer Emaar had announced an exclusive launch of a new project Sirdhana at Mina Rashid, which offers 1-3 Bedroom Apartments situated within a new maritime destination of Mina Rashid, Dubai.[7]
Port Rashid is the current location of the formerCunard Ocean LinerQueen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) which arrived there on 26 November 2008 at the end of her final voyage for the company before being handed over to her new owners.[8] In March 2017, a Dubai-based construction company announced it had been contracted to refurbish the ship.[9] The restoredQE2 opened as a floating hotel on 18 April 2018.[10]
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