This resort will enhance Dubai's status as an international golfing destination as well as catering to pent-up local demand for tee-times.

To be offered on the open market to a private developer, the resort will feature two 18-hole golf courses each with a distinct feel, including traditional desert links style and lush tropical resort courses. In addition, there will be extensive practice facilities, driving ranges and putting greens as well as a luxury clubhouse with restaurants and a Pro shop.

Up to 2,500 freehold homes ranging from two-storey villas to 24-storey apartment blocks will border the resort, almost six kilometres away from the airport, and backing on to Nakheel's Arabian Canal project.

The resort will also feature a high-end boutique hotel complete with a spa resort and around 150 rooms. Development will begin at the end of 2008 and take two years to complete.