Largest shopping malls

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1 - New South China Mall (formerly South China Mall)

Location: Dongguan, China

Year Opened: 2005

Gross Leasable Area: 600,000 m² (6.46 million sq ft)

In the Chinese mall arms race, this largest mall opened a year after the Golden Resources Mall to displace it as the country's and the world's largest. The space includes wind mills and theme parks, plus a replica of the Arc de Triomphe.

2 - SM City North EDSA

Location: Quezon City, Philppines

Year Opened:1985

Gross Leasable Area: 460,000 m² (4.74 million sq ft)

SM City North EDSA is the first SM Supermall operated by SM Prime Holdings, which is the largest retail and mall operator in the Philippines. SM City North Edsa is the largest shopping mall in the Philippines and the third largest shopping mall in the world.

3 - CentralWorld

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Year Opened: 2006

Gross Leasable Area: 429,500 m² (4.62 million sq ft)

CentralWorld (Thai: เซ็นทรัลเวิลด์) is the 2nd largest shopping mall complex in Southeast Asia after SM City North EDSA of the Philippines. The complex, which includes a hotel and office tower, is owned by the Central Pattana. In 2006, after three years of design and renovation, the expanded, 550,000 square metres of shopping mall and 1,024,000 square metres of complex was opened, topping its nearby rival Siam Paragon in terms of size.

4 - SM Mall of Asia

Location: Pasay City, Philippines

Year Opened: 2007

Gross Leasable Area: 410,000 m² (4.67 million sq ft)

SM Mall of Asia (MOA) is a shopping mall owned and developed by SM Prime Holdings, the biggest mall developer and owner in the Philippines. SM Mall of Asia is the second largest shopping mall in the Philippines and the 4th largest shopping mall in the world. The mall is located at Bay City, Pasay City, Philippines just near the SM Central Business Park, the Manila Bay and the southern end of EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue). The mall attracts a daily foot traffic of 200,000 people.

4 - West Edmonton Mall

Location: Edmonton, Canada

Year Opened:1981

Gross Leasable Area: 350,000 m² (3.8 million sq ft)

West Edmonton Mall (WEM), located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is the biggest shopping mall in North America and the fifth[1] largest in the world, founded by Ghermezian brothers who emigrated from Iran in 1959.] It was the world's largest mall for a 23 year period from 1981 until 2004

6 - Dream Mall

Location: Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Year Opened: 2007

Gross Leasable Area: 400,000 m² (4.5 million sq ft)

Dream Mall located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is the largest shopping mall in Taiwan and the second largest in Southeast Asia after the Mall of Asia in Manila, Philippines. It is built and operated by Tungcheng Development Corporation , a subsidiary of Uni-President Enterprises Corporation, Taiwan's largest food conglomerate that also runs subsidiaries in many other industries.

7 - The Dubai Mall

Location: Dubai, UAE

Year Opened: 2008

Gross Leasable Area: 350,000 m² (3.77 million sq ft)

The Dubai Mall (officially The Address Dubai Mall) is the world's largest shopping mall based on total area and sixth largest by gross leasable area. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it is part of the Burj Dubai complex, the 20-billion-dollar project is the medium in total area with 1,200 shops. Access to the mall is provided via Doha Street, rebuilt as a double-decker road in April 2009.

8 - SM Megamall

Location: Mandaluyong City, Philippines

Year Opened: 1991

Gross Leasable Area: 348,000 m² (3.75 million sq ft))

SM Megamall is a a large shopping mall located in the Ortigas business district of Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the third SM Supermall developed and operated by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall operator in the Philippines owned by Henry Sy Sr.[1]. The mall has two buildings interconnected with a bridge. The mall is measured with a land area of approximately 18-hectares and has a total floor area of an estimated 348,000 m², making it the third largest shopping mall in the country and seventh largest shopping mall in the world. Megamall is the mall that gave attention to Filipinos to make way for the malling experience.

9- Berjaya Times Square

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Year Opened: 2003

Gross Leasable Area: 320,000 m² (3.44 million sq ft)

Berjaya Times Square KL is a twin tower complex containing a shopping centre and two five star hotels located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This one of the biggest and tallest mall was opened in October 2003 by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad. Both towers are 203 metres (666 ft) tall, with 48 floors.

10 - Siam Paragon

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Year Opened: 2005

Gross Leasable Area: 300,000 m² (3.23 million sq ft)

Siam Paragon or Syam Paragon is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the biggest shopping centers in Asia.[citation needed] Opened on December 9, 2005, it includes a wide range of specialty stores and restaurants as well as a multiplex movie theater (consisted of 15 large size theaters with one of the them having the biggest screen and seating capacity in Asia) and the Siam Ocean World (Underwater world) aquarium (the largest aquarium in South East Asia) and an exhibition hall and the Thai Art Gallery and also an opera concert hall. It also has a large bowling alley and karaoke center. It is a joint venture by Siam Piwat, the company that owns the adjacent Siam Center/Siam Discovery shopping malls, and The Mall Group, which also owns The Emporium. Siam Paragon has attracted large crowds since it opened, but financial results aren't reported by the privately held Siam Paragon Development.