IBN BATTUTA MALL, Ibn Battuta Mall

Hi, my name’s Jill, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the Ibn Battuta Mall.

You’ll immediately be struck by the Ibn Battuta Mall from the outside, since it’s hard to miss the huge arch on the front of the adjoining Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel, while the delightfully exotic interior could be mistaken for the setting of one of the stories from A Thousand and One Nights.

The name of the Mall recalls the legendary endeavors of one of the most famous explorers in history, Ibn Battuta, who traveled through the lands the mall is inspired by: China, India, Persia, Egypt, Tunisia and Andalusia.

As you wander around the shopping courts, you’ll be awestruck by the spectacular array of colors, decorations and mosaics.

The China Court, inspired by Imperial China, has large open spaces and porticoes decorated with giant dragons, and ceilings with gold patterns on a red background. In the center of the large fountain, you can also admire a reconstruction of a Chinese junk, a boat that was widely used centuries ago, also by pirates....