The Palm Island are two artificial island, Palm Jumeirah and Plam Jebel Ali, on the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As at November 2014, only Pal Jumeirah has been completed. This island takes the form of a palm tree, topped by a crescent. When complete, Palm Jebel Ali will take a similar shape; both islands will be host to a large number of residential, leisure and entertainment centers and will add a total of 520 kilometers of non-public beaches to the city of Dubai. The creation of the Palm Jumeirah bagan in June 2001. Shorty after, the Palm Jebel Ali was announced and reclamation work began. A third island was planned and construction stared, but this project was later remodeled and renamed to Deira Island