06. Persian Gulf Complex — 4,800,000 square feet
Go to The NEXT Page for More Pictures >>>Persian Gulf Complex also known as Fars Shopping Complex is a large shopping mall located in Shiraz, Iran. It is the biggest mall in terms of the number of shops. The facility has space for 2,500 stores covering 420,000 square metres (4,500,000 sq ft).
Construction of the mall started in 2006 and was completed in 2011. The project was developed by Royal Star International, a Dubai-based construction group operating in the Middle East and Eurasia regions. Prior to its completion of the Fars Shopping Complex, Royal Star had completed 6 shopping malls, spread out across the region. These malls include Yazd Star, Qishm Star, South Star, City Center 1, City Center 2 and Shahr Star.
The complex includes the Burj Fars International, a 262-room hotel, an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, tennis court, convention centre and a helipad. In addition, there are two amusement parks at the mall, an outdoor amusement park called Iran Land, covering 37,000 square metres (400,000 sq ft), and an indoor amusement park covering 28,000 square metres (300,000 sq ft)with videogames, a bowling alley and a 3-story billiard hall. The mall also has six 240-seat cinema theaters. A 14,000-square-metre (150,000 sq ft) Carrefour Hypermarket is also located within the mall. The complex has four floors of parking space that can accommodate a total of 5,5000 vehicles.