The Palm Islands are man made islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential properties will be constructed. They are being constructed by Nakheel Properties, a property developer in the United Arab Emirates, who hired the Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord, one of the world's specialists in land reclamation.

The Palm Islands consist of the Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira. Each settlement will be in the shape of a palm tree, topped with a crescent, and will have a large number of residential, leisure and entertainment centers. The Palm Islands are located off the coast of Dubai, U.A.E in the Persian Gulf and will add 520 kilometres of beaches to the city. The Palm Islands is an ambitious project with plans to create some of the most attractive and largest waterfront residential and tourist communities in the world. Additionally, between the Palm Islands is another grandiose development, known as "The World", consisting of hundreds of islands that form the shape of the world with all its continents.

The first two islands will comprise approximately 100 million cubic meters of rock and sand. Palm Deira will be composed of approximately 1 billion cubic meters of rock and sand. All materials will be quarried in the UAE. Between the three islands there will be over 100 luxury hotels, exclusive residential beach side villas and apartments, marinas, water theme parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities and health spas.

The Palm Jumeirah takes the shape of a palm tree and is located near the central part of the city, near Dubai Internet City and Dubai Media City. Palm Jumeirah consists of a trunk, a crown with 17 fronds, and a surrounding crescent island that forms an 11 kilometres long breakwater. The island is 5 kilometres by 5 kilometres and its total area is larger than 800 football fields. The crown is connected to the mainland by a 300-metre bridge and the crescent is connected to the top of the palm by a subsea tunnel. Over the next few years, as the tourism phases develop, The Palm Jumeirah is expected to become one of the world's premier resorts. The Palm Islands is the self-declared 'Eighth Wonder of the World'. According to the developer's publicity material, the Jumeirah Palm island will feature themed boutique hotels, three types of villas (Signature Villas, Garden Homes and Canal Cove Town Homes), shoreline apartment buildings, beaches, marinas, restaurants, cafés and a variety of retail outlets. More than 30 beachfront hotels will be opened by the end of 2009, including major ones such as The Trump International Hotel & Tower and Atlantis, The Palm. The inspirational centre piece of Palm Jumeirah, The Trump International Hotel & Tower is 60-storey building with dramatic sky lobby will offer 388 freehold residential apartments. The five star resort Atlantis The Palm has 1,373 spacious guest rooms and 166 suites designed with subtle oceanic and Arabic influences, overlooking the beautiful azure Arabian Gulf and Palm Jumeirah itself.

Plans for The Palm Deira were announced for in October 2004, with no timetable for completion yet. The first announced plan was 8 times larger than the Palm Jumeirah, and 5 times larger than the Palm Jebel Ali, and was intended to house one million people. By early October 2007, about one fifth of the island's reclamation was complete, with a total of 200 million cubic meters (7 billion cubic feet) of sand already used. Then in early April 2008, Nakheel announced that more than a quarter of the total area of the Palm Deira had been reclaimed. Since the Palm Deira is expected to be so large, it is being constructed in several phases. The first one is the creation of Deira Island. This portion of the Palm will sit alongside the Deira Corniche between the entrance to Dubai Creek and Al Hamriya Port. Palm Deira is the closest Palm Island to Dubai International Airport.

Deira Island will act as "the gateway to The Palm Deira" and aid in revitalizing the aging area of Deira. By early April 2008, 80% of Deira Island Front's reclamation was complete. The Palm Deira project has plans for a total of nine different major sections. The Palm Deira is located right near Dubai International Airport.

Deira Island Front forms the gateway to Palm Deira. This unique section consists of a thriving mixed-use district built around an expansive pedestrian boulverad. Flanked by a stunning waterfront promenade, Deira Island is expected to provide beach access and aa wide range of recreational and lesisure activities.

Deira Island Mamzar is an exclusive, idyllic residential enclave that benefits greatly from an isolated location and tranquil outlook. The island will have its own marina to serve the residents.

Deira Island North is a panoramic stretch of land navigable by water taxi through the central canal. This section is home to two full sized marinas and a larger leisure complex, offering water activities and waterfront lifestyle.

Deira Island South consists of internal canals that form an amazing atmosphere for the central business district on this island. Commercial properties at this island benefit from excellent views of harboue lanes and nearby port Rashid.

Deira Island Central serves as a major transportation hub for Palm Deira, and has a district maritime feel, consistent with the dhow wharfs, marina and shipyard. An abundance of systematic canals allow streamline transition for the residential and commercial properties located along the water.