Muharraq, Bahrain
Bahrain will begin construction in 2008 on the $1.6 billion Health Island. Covering 1.25-sm, the project will be built on an island of reclaimed land near Muharraq in the Gulf. Lead by the Ithmaar Development Company, the project will include leading-edge facilities for diagnostics, alternative medicine, nutrition and diabetes, aesthetic surgery, and sports medicine. Completion is expected in three to five years.
