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West Edmonton Mall (WEM) located in Edmonton Alberta Canada is the largest shopping mall in North America and the third largest in the world (along with The Dubai Mall) by gross leasable area. The mall was founded by the Ghermezian brothers who immigrated from Iran in 1959. It was the world’s largest mall until 2004.West Edmonton Mall covers a gross area of about 490000 m2 (5300000 sq ft). There are over 800 stores and services and parking for more than 20000 vehicles.