A new $45m waterpark designed and installed by Istanbul, Turkey-based Polin Waterparks and Pool Systems will open in May at the Horizon Megacenter, a mall in Rostov-on-Don, a port city on the Don River in Russia.

Polin said its regional office in Krasnador is making it easy for the company to be on-site and oversee the complex's construction. The group is installing some of its most popular rides at the new facility, including its Windigo, Navigatour and Looping Rocket.

The Megacenter Gorizont Aquapark will join a variety of other entertainment amenities already offered at the giant Horizon mall complex, which remains the largest mall in southern Russia.

Current offerings include a multiplex cinema, a family entertainment complex, a bowling alley and a fitness centre with a 25m swimming pool.

The new waterpark addition, construction of which began in December 2012, will cover more than 27,000sq.m, with more than 6,000sq.m devoted to the aquatic attractions.

It will be able to accommodate up to 1,800 people.