The Palms Shopping Mall is located on a 45,000-square-metre (11-acre) plot of land in Lekki Peninsula, in Lagos, Nigeria.It has 21,000 square metres (5 acres) of lettable retail space. The mall was built on swampland that was reclaimed by the government recently and construction was commissioned by the Oba of Lagos and President Obasanjo. The mall, which opened in late 2005, has 69 stores and a modern six screen cinema.