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DUBAILAND

Exploring the ins and outs of Dubai’s leading leisure, entertainment, sports and residential destination, Dubailand.

Located along Emirates Road and Dubai-Al Ain Road, Dubailand by Dubai Properties is the largest and most innovative leisure and entertainment tourist attraction in the region, spanning a massive 3 million square feet. Featuring state-of-the-art sporting facilities and world-first concepts, including giant theme parks, residential developments, resorts, shopping and recreation venues, the community is befitting of the title that is given to Dubai – a city of superlatives. A development, or rather a collection of developments, Dubailand as close to 45 proposed mega projects and 200 sub-projects planned, taking ambition to a new level. When completed, it will include real estate, tourism, hospitality, entertainment and leisure components and offer endless opportunities for residents, businesses and investors across different parts of the local economy. Real estate projects range from more affordable options such as Queue Point, Dubai Sports City, Mudon, The Villa, Al Waha and Remraam communities, to exclusive high-end villa developments such as Arabian Ranches, Al Barari and Damac Properties’ Akoya, a luxury villa community set around a landscaped championship golf course and self-contained projects, featuring villas and townhouses, commercial centres, theme parks, sports facilities and schools.
 

Nearest Schools: The Ranches Nursery and Primary School, Raffles Nursery, JESS (Jumeirah English speaking School) Primary and Secondary, Raffles International School, Gems World Academy and American School of Dubai. 
 

You’ll love: Easy accessibility to Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates, the range of affordable buying and renting options, being minutes away from major touch points such as Sheikh Zayed Road, huge variety of entertainment avenues from Bollywood Theme Parks and Miracle Garden to championship golf courses at Arabian Ranches Golf Club and The Els Club in Victory Heights, magnificently themed residential communities, quite suburban neighbourhoods with everything from walking areas, benches, garden areas, to shopping malls to parks, countless restaurants, schools, beauty salons, pet shops and sports facilities, a lifestyle to suit any budget, cosmopolitan population consisting of Europeans, South-Asians, Arabs and Emiratis, great nightlife, dining and entertainment options, pet-friendly policies, walkable streets and living minutes away from the airport.
 

Best pick for: Singles, Couples and Families

In recent years, Dubailand’s appeal has cut across every possible investor segment, from developers who have launched a wide range of residential communities such as AKOYA by DAMAC, a 28 million square foot neighbourhood featuring the world-class Trump International Golf Club to the more affordable Queue Point project. Dubailand’s real estate pipeline also boasts path breaking entertainment avenues such as IMG Worlds of Adventure, the world's largest indoor themed entertainment destination built around four exciting zones – IMG Boulevard, Cartoon Network, Lost Valley - Dinosaur Adventure and MARVEL – spanning over 1.5 million square feet, to Miracle Garden, one of the world’s largest flower gardens. In terms of living neighbourhoods Dubailand offers options to suit any lifestyle and budget. From themed magnificent villa communities set in lush eco-friendly gardens with their own golf courses to spacious apartments that can be bought and rented from AED 700,000 to AED 50,000 respectively, Dubailand is seeing sustainable demand and is set to enjoy further attention as developments and connectivity improves.

Not just that; Dubailand is also home to world-class sporting venues for golf, cricket, tennis, cycling and cultural hubs. Discover Dubai Sports City, Motor City, Global Village, Al Sahra Desert Resort Equestrian Centre and the new Dubai Cycling Course. Other attractions include Global Village, the Autodrome in Motor City and Dubai Outlet Mall in Outlet City. With its close proximity to the Expo site and steady growth as Dubai’s leading leisure, entertainment, sports and residential destination, Dubailand is set to soar in the years to come.
 

Shopping

There are countless shopping avenues at Dubailand depending on where you live. The most popular malls include the city Centres, Arabian Mall, Etihad Mall. Every community within Dubailand houses its own shopping centre and retail complex.
 

Eating Out

The Farm at Al Barari offers fine dining in leafy pleasant surroundings, and there are several retail parks and restaurants to choose from including Arabian Ranches and The Village Community Mall. The Equestrian & Polo Club offers formal dining at its steak and seafood restaurant and also a more casual eatery. The Club houses a modern cocktail bar/cigar lounge and a chilled outdoor lounge area set around the Splash Pool Bar. Health conscious foodies can enjoy a hearty, nutritious meal at The Cycle Bistro at Motor City.

Entertainment

Aside from cinemas and entertainment options within the malls, Dubailand’s list of entertainment avenues increases with every passing day. There’s the IMG world of Adventure, Miracle Garden, Dubai Autodrome and Kartodrome right next door and Tennis and Cricket Sports academies, a stone’s throw away.