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Does the road to paradise end at Dubai?

—By KRT

| Thu Jul. 14, 2005 12:00 AM PDT

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A satellite photo of 'Jebel Ali Palm Island,' the second Palm Island to be built off the coast of Dubai. Eventually, three palm-shaped artificial islands will be built in the Dubai area. The first one, 'Jumeira Palm' is almost completed.

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