Dubai planning neighborhood dubbed Palm Springs in honor of famed California resort city

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A developer in southern Dubai is planning a residential community called Palm Springs in honor of the coveted California desert resort city.

A developer in southern Dubai is planning a residential community called Palm Springs — named after California’s famed desert resort city.

The 3.8 million-square-meter development, which would border Palm Jebel Ali, a man-made archipelago of seven islands, would be home to 50,000 residents, with villas and townhouses in 15 neighborhoods, Gulf News reported.

Its three- and four-bedroom townhouses and four- and five-bedroom villas are expected to cost from just over $1 million to $2.45 million, according to the development’s website.

The ambitious plan, revealed by the real estate company Nakheel Properties on Nov. 10, also includes the construction of a hospital, two schools, six mosques and a country club, as well as fitness, recreational and retail centers.

It will also be environmentally friendly, and employ the use of “energy-efficient infrastructure, water-management systems and climate-responsive landscaping,” according to Newsweek.

Palm Springs in the US, described on its tourism site as “Southern California’s most storied resort oasis,” is home to nine cities — Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Indio and Coachella.

The region is known for its canyons, hot springs and modern architecture and attractions like Joshua Tree National Park, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and Moorten Botanical Garden.

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