<p>A huge water-themed resort rises on <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/dubai-united-arab-emirates/?source=pod">Dubai</a>'s coast.</p><p><em>See more <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/03/arabian-seas/peschak-photography?source=pod">pictures</a> from the March 2012 feature <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/03/arabian-seas/warne-text?source=pod">story</a> "The Seas of Arabia."</em></p>

Water Resort, Dubai

A huge water-themed resort rises on Dubai's coast.

See more pictures from the March 2012 feature story "The Seas of Arabia."

Photograph by Thomas P. Peschak, National Geographic

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