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March 18, 2026
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G42, OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA, SoftBank Group, and Cisco are partnering to build Stargate UAE, a next-generation AI infrastructure cluster in Abu Dhabi. This 1-gigawatt compute cluster, housed in the new UAE–U.S. AI Campus, will be built by G42 and operated by OpenAI and Oracle.
The collaboration will leverage Cisco's zero-trust security and AI-ready connectivity, alongside contributions from SoftBank Group. NVIDIA will supply its latest Grace Blackwell GB200 systems. The facility aims to deliver best-in-class infrastructure, nation-scale compute, and low-latency inferencing to meet global AI demands. The first phase is expected to go live in 2026.
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| 0.00 miles | G42: UAE-US AI Campus |
US President Donald Trump and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan have unveiled plans for a 10-square-mile AI data center campus in Abu Dhabi.
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| 0.06 miles | Khazna: Masdar AUH8 |
Khazna is constructing a new data center in the Masdar City of UAE. The site is expected to be completed in August 2026.
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| 0.06 miles | Crypto Mining Data Center Request Dataset |
Marathon Digital Holdings and Zero Two, an emerging blockchain and digital assets infrastructure development company, established two large-scale Immersion Bitcoin Mining Facilities in Abu Dhabi.
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| 0.72 miles | Khazna: Abu Dhabi AUH6 |
Khazna Data Centers has launched a new data center AUH6 in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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| 0.75 miles | Equinix Abu Dhabi AD1 | |
| 0.75 miles | Khazna: Abu Dhabi AUH1 |
Khazna AUH1 is a data center located in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.
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| 3.04 miles | Khazna: Abu Dhabi AUH3 |
Khazna AUH3 is a hyperscale-ready data center located in the Khalifa Industrial Zone (KIZAD) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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| 3.12 miles | Khazna: AUH 3.1 |
Khazna's AUH 3.1 data center is located in the Khalifa Industrial Zone (KIZAD) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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| 4.81 miles | Pure DC: Yas Island | |
| 9.84 miles | Khazna: Mafraq AUH4 |
Khazna is constructing a data center in the Mafraq City of UAE. The site is expected to be completed in late December 2026.
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| 12.36 miles | Khazna: AUH 2.4 |
Khazna AUH2.4 is part of a larger data center campus located in Zayed Military City, Abu Dhabi, and is a sub-listing of the Khazna AUH2 campus. It is a Tier III+ hyperscale-ready colocation facility.
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| 12.36 miles | Khazna: AUH 2.5 |
Khazna AUH2.5 is part of a larger data center campus located in Zayed Military City, Abu Dhabi, and is a sub-listing of the Khazna AUH2 campus. It is a Tier III+ hyperscale-ready colocation facility.
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| 12.36 miles | Khazna: AUH 2.6 |
Khazna AUH2.6 is part of a larger data center campus located in Zayed Military City, Abu Dhabi, and is a sub-listing of the Khazna AUH2 campus. It is a Tier III+ hyperscale-ready colocation facility.
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| 12.49 miles | Khazna: Abu Dhabi AUH2 |
Located in Zayed Military City, Abu Dhabi, the Khazna AUH2 campus is a major hyperscale data center facility.
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| 12.49 miles | Khazna: AUH 2.2 |
Khazna AUH2.2 is part of a larger data center campus located in Zayed Military City, Abu Dhabi, and is a sub-listing of the Khazna AUH2 campus. It is a Tier III+ hyperscale-ready colocation facility.
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| 12.49 miles | Khazna: AUH 2.3 |
Khazna AUH2.3 is part of a larger data center campus located in Zayed Military City, Abu Dhabi, and is a sub-listing of the Khazna AUH2 campus. It is a Tier III+ hyperscale-ready colocation facility.
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| 16.23 miles | Crypto Mining Data Center Request Dataset |
Marathon Digital Holdings and Zero Two, an emerging blockchain and digital assets infrastructure development company, established two large-scale Immersion Bitcoin Mining Facilities in Abu Dhabi.
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