Downtown Dubai
Dubai's best-known address, built around Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall, where most daily errands are a walk away and the metro sits at the edge of the district.
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Dubai area guides
What each community is like to live in — the lifestyle, the schools, how to get around and the kind of property you will find there.
Communities in Dubai
Dubai Marina
A man-made marina lined with towers, with a waterfront promenade, the beach a few minutes' walk away and both the metro and the tram on hand.
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Palm Jumeirah
The palm-shaped island off Al Sufouh, with beachfront villas on the fronds, apartments along the trunk and resort hotels on the outer crescent.
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Business Bay
A high-rise district along the Dubai Water Canal beside Downtown, where office towers sit alongside apartments, hotels and a growing waterfront.
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Jumeirah Village Circle
A large Nakheel community of mid-rise apartments, townhouses and villas, popular for space and value, and best suited to people with a car.
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Dubai Hills Estate
A master-planned community built around a golf course and a large central park, with its own mall and hospital, between Downtown and Al Barsha.
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Jumeirah Beach Residence
A long row of beachfront towers above The Walk, with the sea on one side, Dubai Marina on the other and the tram at the door.
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Arabian Ranches
One of Dubai's original villa communities, with mature trees, a golf course and a polo club next door, built by Emaar on the edge of the desert.
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Emirates Hills
Dubai's best-known address for custom-built mansions on large plots, set around the Montgomerie golf course behind the JLT skyline.
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Jumeirah Lake Towers
Towers around man-made lakes across Sheikh Zayed Road from Dubai Marina, with two metro stations, lakeside cafés and generally lower prices than the Marina.
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Dubai Creek Harbour
Emaar's waterfront district on Dubai Creek, beside the Ras Al Khor wildlife sanctuary, with views back to Downtown and a metro line on the way.
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City Walk
A walkable Meraas neighbourhood of low-rise apartments above street-level shops and restaurants, a few minutes from Downtown Dubai and the Jumeirah beaches.
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Al Barsha
An established, central neighbourhood around Mall of the Emirates, with older apartments near the metro, quiet villa streets and a long list of good schools.
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Mirdif
A settled, low-rise family suburb just east of the airport, known for spacious villas, Mushrif Park and Mirdif City Centre.
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DAMAC Hills
A gated golf community in Dubailand built around Trump International Golf Club, with villas, townhouses and apartments, a big central park and a school on site.
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Dubai Sports City
A freehold district in Dubailand built around a cricket stadium and a golf course, with mid-rise apartments, golf-side villas and plenty still under construction.
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Meydan
A growing district south-east of Downtown, built around Dubai's racecourse, with lagoon villas, school-anchored communities and new apartments.
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Bluewaters Island
A small man-made island off JBR beach with mid-rise apartments, a footbridge to The Walk, restaurants along the water and views back to Dubai Marina.
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Dubai Silicon Oasis
A technology free zone with its own residential district on Dubai's eastern side, offering apartments and villas with schools, a hospital and a mall on site.
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Jumeirah Golf Estates
A gated golf estate off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, built around the Earth and Fire courses, with villas, townhouses and a smaller share of apartments.
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Jumeirah Village Triangle
A Nakheel community of villas, townhouses and apartments next to JVC, popular with families who want a garden and quick access to two major highways.
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Al Furjan
A Nakheel community near Ibn Battuta Mall mixing villas, townhouses and low-rise apartments, with its own metro station and quick access to Jebel Ali.
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Dubai South
A planned city growing around Al Maktoum International Airport, where buyers trade distance from central Dubai for newer homes and more space.
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Motor City
A green, low-rise neighbourhood built around the Dubai Autodrome, with apartments, townhouses and villas just off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road.
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The Springs
One of Dubai's original freehold villa communities: gated townhouse neighbourhoods set around lakes, close to the Marina and well served by schools.
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The Meadows
Larger villas on wide, green streets around lakes, between Jumeirah Lakes Towers and Emirates Hills, with established schools on the doorstep.
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The Greens
Low-rise apartment buildings around pools and mature gardens, across Sheikh Zayed Road from Dubai Internet City, with a metro station within walking distance.
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Jumeirah Islands
Large villas on clusters of small islands ringed by lakes, beside Jumeirah Lakes Towers. Quiet, green and private, yet minutes from Dubai Marina.
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Jumeirah Park
A Nakheel villa community of wide streets and large gardens beside JLT and Jumeirah Islands, popular with families who want space close to the Marina.
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Town Square
A large Nshama community on Al Qudra Road with townhouses, apartments and a central park, popular with first-time buyers and young families.
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Sobha Hartland
A gated, green community by Sobha Realty in MBR City, with villas, apartments and two international schools, about 10–15 minutes from Downtown Dubai.
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Emaar Beachfront
Apartment towers on a residents' beach in Dubai Harbour, between Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah: sea views, new buildings and a community still being completed.
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Arjan
A fast-growing apartment district in Dubailand, home to Dubai Miracle Garden, popular with renters and investors for its newer buildings at mid-market prices.
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Discovery Gardens
A Nakheel community of low-rise apartment blocks and garden courtyards beside Ibn Battuta Mall, with its own metro station and rents that suit tighter budgets.
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International City
A large Nakheel community of country-themed low-rise blocks beside Dragon Mart, known for some of the lowest rents in Dubai, with a metro line on the way.
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DIFC
Dubai's financial district, where a small group of residential towers puts you a short walk from the office, two metro stations and some well-known restaurants.
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Jumeirah
Dubai's original beachside neighbourhood: low-rise villa streets between Jumeirah Beach Road and Al Wasl Road, with public beaches and good schools nearby.
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Umm Suqeim
A beachside villa district running from Kite Beach to the Burj Al Arab, popular with families for its schools, quiet streets and easy access to the sea.
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Al Barari
A low-density villa community built around gardens, lakes and streams, off Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and about 20 minutes from Downtown.
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Tilal Al Ghaf
Majid Al Futtaim's villa community on Hessa Street, built around a swimmable lagoon with sandy beaches, with a school and a supermarket inside.
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DAMAC Lagoons
DAMAC's Mediterranean-themed townhouse community opposite DAMAC Hills, built around man-made lagoons and beaches, with handovers rolling out cluster by cluster.
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The Valley
Emaar's townhouse community on the Dubai–Al Ain Road, offering new family homes, parks and a planned town centre about half an hour from Downtown.
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Dubai Islands
Nakheel's five man-made islands off Deira, with long beaches, resort hotels and a pipeline of new beachfront homes, most of them still being built.
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Port de La Mer
A low-rise Meraas marina development next to La Mer in Jumeirah 1, and one of the few places in old Jumeirah where buyers of any nationality can own.
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Mudon
A gated Dubailand community of villas and townhouses around a large central park, chosen by families who want more garden and floor space for their budget.
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Mina Rashid
Dubai's original port, being rebuilt by Emaar as a marina neighbourhood beside the QE2 and the cruise terminal, a few minutes from Bur Dubai and Jumeirah.
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Al Jaddaf
A creekside district next to Dubai Healthcare City with two metro stations, mostly newer apartment towers and short drives to Downtown and the airport.
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Expo City Dubai
The former Expo 2020 site, now a planned neighbourhood of homes, offices and parks in south Dubai, with its own metro station and the exhibition centre on site.
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Jebel Ali Free Zone
New freehold apartment towers on the edge of JAFZA and Downtown Jebel Ali, beside Sheikh Zayed Road and the end of the Red Line, aimed at people who work nearby.
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Waterfront communities in Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah and Ajman where we sell new projects.
Abu DhabiSaadiyat Island
Abu Dhabi's island of beaches and museums, home to the Louvre and the Zayed National Museum, with quiet villa communities about 20 minutes from the city centre.
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Abu DhabiAl Raha Beach
Aldar's established waterfront district on the main Abu Dhabi to Dubai road, with canal-side apartments and townhouses minutes from Yas Island and the airport.
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Ras Al KhaimahAl Marjan Island
Four man-made islands off Ras Al Khaimah's coast, lined with beach resorts and apartment towers, and home to the Wynn resort due to open in 2027.
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Ras Al KhaimahMina Al Arab
A waterfront community by RAK Properties, set between the sea and protected mangroves, with villas, townhouses, apartments and two resort hotels.
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AjmanAl Zorah
A low-density coastal development on Ajman's northern shore, built around a protected mangrove reserve, a golf course and a beach, with freehold for all nationalities.
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AjmanAjman Free Zone
A port-side district on Ajman Creek, beside the Ajman Free Zone business hub and Al Rashidiya, where new apartment towers are rising a few minutes from the Corniche.
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