UAE-based Alef Group has awarded a contract for the construction of Zero 6, its new shopping mall in Sharjah, which will boast several advanced leisure and service facilities and an eight-screen cinema complex that will feature the biggest Imax theatre in the country, said a report.

The Dh210-million ($57.1 million) retail project will come up over an area of 37,000 sq m at Juraina, Sharjah, and is expected to open in April next year, reported The National.
 
Sharjah-based Omis Contracting has been signed up as the main contractor for the project whose name has been inspired by Sharjah's postal code (06), it added.

About 10,000 sq m of the retail destination will be dedicated for retail, 3,000 sq m for food and beverages (F&B) and 3,000 sq m for the eight-screen cinema complex - Cinema City.

Several shops featuring different global brands will be housed within the complex, which will have a car parking facility for 490 vehicles, as well as various other parking lots surrounding the mall.

Located in Sharjah's prime residential area, Zero 6 will boast a magnificent outdoor, air-conditioned terrace that will give access to a range of restaurants and cafes.

With indoor and outdoor seating, it is set to be the hub and the heart of the development, said the report.

The first of a new generation of lifestyle retail venues, Zero 6 is located within a 5-km radius from Sharjah University City, Sharjah International Airport, Dubai International Airport and the other high-end residential areas, it added.