(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — The first floating island in the world was designed and is currently being created in Jounieh, Lebanon. Jounieh Floating Island Resort is the first floating island in the world based on the Dhow-4 technology. It is expected to be at sea in summer 2015.
The JFIR will be a five-star resort with a surface area of 3400 sqm, including 64 rooms, 80 cabins, a roof top restaurant, a sea side restaurant, a nightclub, and various sea-sport activities. They currently have 290 engineers, technicians, and administrators staffed on the project.
“I found that its true there are no rules and no theories to build floating islands, so I had to work 15 years to change the rules and that’s it, we have now an advanced engineering of the floating island were you can build resorts, naval basis, villas etc.,” said Dr. Abdullah Daou, the Founder of The Advanced Engineering of the Floating Island.
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