Dubai Butterfly Garden
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| Dubai Butterfly Garden | |
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| حديقة الفراشات بدبي | |
 View in the garden | |
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| Type | Butterfly house |
| Location | Dubailand, Al Barsha 3, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Coordinates | 25°03′42″N 55°14′48″E / 25.06176°N 55.24654°E |
| Area | 2,600 m2 (28,000 sq ft) |
| Opened | 2015 |
| Collections | 15,000 butterflies, 50 species |
| Website | www |
The Dubai Butterfly Garden (Arabic: حديقة الفراشات بدبي) is a garden for butterflies located in the Dubailand area,[1] Al Barsha South 3, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2][3] It is the world's largest and the region's first indoor butterfly garden.[4] There are 15 food stations available for the butterflies to be fed on nutrient syrups and fruits like mangoes, pineapple and watermelon.[5]
The garden opened in 2015 and has over 15,000 butterflies from 50 species.[4] It includes a butterfly museum, ten climate-controlled domes at temperature of 24 °C, a Koi fish pond in Dome 2, and an educational area.[2] The garden covers an area of 2,600m2.[3] It is located immediately adjacent to the northeast of the Dubai Miracle Garden, with a separate entrance.
