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Ibn Battuta Mall

Super-Regional Mall Class A+ · Sheikh Zayed Road, Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE
GLA
102,000 sqm
Brands tracked
114
Mall class
A+
Country
United Arab Emirates
Operator
Dubai Holding Asset Management
Ibn Battuta Mall

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Recently tracked · November 2026 Marugame Udon · Caribou Coffee · Charley's Philly Steak

About this mall

Ibn Battuta Mall opened in 2005 at Sheikh Zayed Road in the Jebel Ali district of southwestern Dubai with 102,000 sqm of gross leasable area and more than 400 retail and service units. Dubai Holding Asset Management operates the property as one of the flagship assets in the Dubai Retail portfolio. The mall was designed around six architecturally distinct zones — Andalusia, China, India, Persia, Egypt, and Tunisia — each built to recreate the historical trading environments that the 14th-century Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta documented across his 29-year journey covering 75,000 miles.

The Dome of China is the most architecturally distinctive interior space in any Dubai mall: a hand-painted ceiling reproducing Chinese imperial court architecture across the full atrium span of the China zone. The Andalusian courtyard, the Persepolis-inspired columns of the Persia zone, and the Egyptian pharaonic gateway each carry the same architectural ambition. No other mall in the world has been built to this themed brief across six distinct historical cultures. This is not a design choice oriented toward tourists, Ibn Battuta Mall sits in Jebel Ali at the furthest point on the Dubai Metro Red Line from the airport, it is a permanent architectural investment that differentiates the property from every conventional Dubai mall format. The Carrefour hypermarket, Novo Cinemas 21-screen multiplex, Bounce trampoline park, and the Inditex and H&M fashion anchors provide the commercial infrastructure beneath the architecture.

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Ibn Battuta metro station on the Dubai Metro Red Line sits immediately adjacent, making this the southernmost metro-linked major shopping centre in Dubai. The Jebel Ali, Discovery Gardens, and Jumeirah Village residential belt constitutes the primary catchment. The Jebel Ali Free Zone, the largest free trade zone in the MENA region, employing over 9,000 companies, generates a substantial daytime commercial population accessible by road. Dedicated parking for approximately 5,400 vehicles serves the car-dependent segment.

Dubai Holding manages Ibn Battuta Mall within the Dubai Retail portfolio alongside Dragon Mart and Palm Jumeirah Mall. The themed architecture is the durable competitive advantage: constructed once and amortised over decades, it creates a visual and experiential differentiation that no investment in tenant mix can replicate once the building is designed without it. Jebel Ali’s location on the Dubai-Abu Dhabi corridor gives the mall a transient catchment, drivers and passengers on the Sheikh Zayed Road who stop for a meal or a cinema visit on journeys between the two cities.

Ibn Battuta Mall Store Directory

114 brands tracked · updated November 2026 · Anchors: Marks & Spencer
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AdidasWhere in the mall
Sports
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt Court.
AldoWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to India Court.
American EagleWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt Court.
Bath & Body WorksWhere in the mall
Beauty
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to India Court.
BirkenstockWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to India Court.
Beauty
CarrefourWhere in the mall
Grocery
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Tunisia Court.
ColumbiaWhere in the mall
Sports
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt Court.
Cotton OnWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt Court.
CrocsWhere in the mall
Sports
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Tunisia Court.
DecathlonWhere in the mall
Sports
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt Court.
GantWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to India Court.
H&MWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia Court.
KiplingWhere in the mall
Accessories
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt Court.
La SenzaWhere in the mall
Accessories
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt Court.
LevisWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to India Court.
LovisaWhere in the mall
Accessories
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia Court.
LushWhere in the mall
Beauty
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to India Court.
Marks & SpencerWhere in the mall
Department Store
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to India Court.
McDonald'sWhere in the mall
F&B
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia - Metrolink.
MinisoWhere in the mall
Other
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt Court.
Mont BlancWhere in the mall
Luxury
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to India Court.
New YorkerWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt Court.
NikeWhere in the mall
Sports
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt Court.
Jewelry
Sports
Beauty
Accessories
Beauty
Sports
SwatchWhere in the mall
Jewelry
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Go to Ground Floor, Tunisia Court.
Fashion
Fashion
Beauty
Fashion
Al Ansari Exchange
Other
Aster PharmacyWhere in the mall
Health
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Tunisia Court.
Athlete's CoWhere in the mall
Sports
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt Court.
Babyshop
Fashion
Balmain
Luxury
Baskin RobbinsWhere in the mall
F&B
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to China Court.
Ben's CookiesWhere in the mall
F&B
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Tunisia - Food Court.
Beverly Hills Polo ClubWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia Court.
Caribou Coffee
F&B
CentrepointWhere in the mall
Other
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia Court.
Charley's Philly Steaks
F&B
Chili'sWhere in the mall
F&B
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Andalusia Court.
Chowking
F&B
Cinnabon
F&B
Circle KWhere in the mall
Grocery
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia - Metrolink.
Claire's
Accessories
Coast
Fashion
Coldstone CreameryWhere in the mall
F&B
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to Tunisia Court.
Costa Coffee
F&B
DagiWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia Court.
Daiso JapanWhere in the mall
Other
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to Andalusia Court.
Damas Jewellery
Jewelry
Dunkin Donuts
F&B
EquivalenzaWhere in the mall
Beauty
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia Court.
ErosWhere in the mall
Retail
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia Court.
EyewaWhere in the mall
Other
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia Court.
Fitness First
Other
Five Guys
F&B
Flying Tiger CopenhagenWhere in the mall
Other
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Tunisia Court.
Fun City
Other
G-Shock-CasioWhere in the mall
Accessories
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia Court.
GiordanoWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt Court.
Gloria Jean's CoffeeWhere in the mall
F&B
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt Court.
HardeesWhere in the mall
Other
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to Tunisia - Foodcourt.
Hour ChoiceWhere in the mall
Other
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Tunisia Court.
Illy Café Cafe
F&B
Jack & Jones
Fashion
Jamaica Blue
Other
Jimmy John's
F&B
KFC
F&B
KiabiWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia Court.
Kiko MilanoWhere in the mall
Beauty
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to Tunisia Court.
Krispy Kreme
F&B
La Vie En RoseWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to India Court.
Lc WaikikiWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to India Court.
Life PharmacyWhere in the mall
Health
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Tunisia Court.
Lifestyle
Fashion
Magrabi OpticalWhere in the mall
Eyewear
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to India Court.
Marugame Udon
F&B
MaxWhere in the mall
Fashion
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to Tunisia Court.
Max Fashion
Fashion
MumusoWhere in the mall
Accessories
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to Egypt court.
Nando'sWhere in the mall
F&B
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to China Court.
OmegaWhere in the mall
Jewelry
At Ibn Battuta Mall
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  1. 1Follow the signs to Tunisia Court.
Paul
F&B
Pizza Hut
F&B
Potato Corner
F&B
Razon's of GuaguaWhere in the mall
F&B
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia - Metrolink.
Rivoli Eyezone
Other
Sacoor Brothers
Fashion
Samsung
Electronics
Sharaf DG
Electronics
SkyzoneWhere in the mall
Entertainment
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to Persia Court.
Splash
Fashion
Sun & Sand Sports
Sports
TGI Fridays
F&B
Tanishq
Jewelry
Virgin Megastore
Entertainment
Wendy'sWhere in the mall
F&B
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to Tunisia - Foodcourt.
Xiaomi
Electronics
Z GamesWhere in the mall
Other
At Ibn Battuta Mall
Show how to find it
  1. 1Follow the signs to China Court.
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