Communities

UAE master communities

The master plans projects sit inside — what they cost to enter, how many developments are live, and who is building there. Showing the major communities across all seven emirates.

Al Raha Beach

Abu Dhabi

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Emaar's flagship master community and the address most international buyers anchor on. Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall and Dubai Opera sit inside a walkable core with the emirate's deepest short-let demand.

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AED 1.8M

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The original reclaimed island and still the emirate's highest price-per-sqft residential address. Almost entirely built out; new supply is limited to the trunk and Palm West Beach.

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AED 3.2M

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Emaar's six-square-kilometre waterfront city on the Ras Al Khor creek, planned around a central marina, promenade and the Ras Al Khor wildlife sanctuary.

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AED 1.7M

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An 11-million-sqm joint venture between Emaar and Meraas built around an 18-hole championship golf course. The strongest end-user family community in the emirate.

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AED 1.1M

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An eight-million-sqft freehold community inside Mohammed Bin Rashid City, 30% of it green space. Sobha self-builds everything here, which shows in the finish quality.

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AED 1.4M

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Dubai's highest-volume mid-market community. The entry point for most first-time investors, with the widest spread of quality between developers of anywhere we track.

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AED 720K

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A 20 million sqft waterfront district between Palm Jumeirah and Bluewaters, built around the region's largest marina and cruise terminal. Emaar Beachfront sits at its center.

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AED 2.2M

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Meraas' low-rise urban district off Al Wasl Road — European-style streets, retail at grade, and residential above. Walkable in a way most of Dubai is not.

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AED 1.9M

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Meydan

Dubai

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DIFC

Dubai

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Abu Dhabi's cultural district — Louvre Abu Dhabi, the coming Guggenheim and Zayed National Museum — set against nine kilometres of protected natural beach.

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AED 5.4M

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Yas Island

Abu Dhabi

2 projects

Aldar's leisure-led island — Ferrari World, Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Mall and Warner Bros. World, wrapped in waterfront residential that has become Abu Dhabi's strongest resale story.

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AED 1.1M

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Masdar City

Abu Dhabi

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Jubail Island

Abu Dhabi

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Bloom Living

Abu Dhabi

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Aljada

Sharjah

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Arada's 24 million sqft master community and the largest mixed-use development in Sharjah, built around a Zaha Hadid–designed central hub.

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Al Mamsha

Sharjah

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Al Zahia

Sharjah

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Masaar

Sharjah

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A 5.4 million sqm waterfront development on Ajman's coast, built around mangroves, a golf course and a marina — the emirate's only large freehold resort community.

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Al Marjan Island

Ras Al Khaimah

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Four coral-shaped islands off Ras Al Khaimah, and the site of the UAE's first licensed casino resort. The single biggest driver of RAK's off-plan market.

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Al Hamra Village

Ras Al Khaimah

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Mina Al Arab

Ras Al Khaimah

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Al Aqah

Fujairah

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Sobha Siniya Island

Umm Al Quwain

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Sobha's 1,600-hectare island development in Umm Al Quwain — the emirate's first large-scale freehold master plan, with a golf course and eight kilometres of beach.

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