Bahrain-based Dilmunia Mall Development Company said work is in full swing at its BD52-million ($137 million) family-centric retail destination, Mall of Dilmunia which is coming up over a 26,754-sq-m area in the heart of Dilmunia Island, within the Muharraq Governorate of the kingdom.

A first-of-its-kind retail destination in the kingdom, Mall of Dilmunia is scheduled to open by this October. The crescent-shaped mall will overlook a canal and a lush green landscape and boast innovative concepts such as a huge screen that can project images of the sky, clouds and fireworks.

Once ready, the mega project will feature more than 200 retail outlets on a total built-up area of 125,000 sq m (with a spacious underground car-park), besides the kingdom’s first state-of-the-art indoor ice-rink, said Dilmunia Mall Development Company.

The main contractor of the project is Bahrain-based Cyprus Cybarco Tabet JV, while the design has been readied by Singapore-based DP Architects.