Dubai Waterfront

The Dubai Waterfront (now known as Waterfront; Arabic: واجهة دبي البحرية, romanized: wājiha Dubayy al-baḥriyya) was expected to become the largest waterfront and largest man-made development in the world. The project was a conglomeration of canals and artificial archipelago; it would occupy the last remaining Persian Gulf coastline of Dubai, the most populous emirate of the United Arab Emirates. It was planned to consist of a series of zones with mixed use including commercial, residential, resort, and amenity areas. The vision of the project was "to create a world-class destination for residents, visitors and businesses in the world's fastest growing city".

Run by the Dubai Waterfront Company, the project was open to foreign investment with its real estate developer, Nakheel Properties, owning a 51% stake.

Waterfront was being developed by Nakheel, one of the world's largest real estate developers. The artificial islands would be formed to resemble the most widely recognized symbol of Islam, the star and crescent. This would produce a shelter around the Palm Jebel Ali, one of the two completed Palm Islands, the largest artificial islands (shaped like palm trees) in the world also being constructed by Nakheel. It was later redesigned without the Islamic design, and due to the 2008 financial crisis, the project was stalled. With 40% of the islands already constructed, the project was cancelled.