Property for Sale in Dubailand: The Districts, the Prices and What Each Is For
Dubailand is not a community. It is the enormous stretch of inland Dubai either side of Al Qudra Road and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road that holds dozens of communities inside it, and a listing that says "Dubailand" without naming one of them has told you almost nothing. About fifty of the projects we track across the city sit inside its boundary, from a AED 393,000 apartment to a AED 5.9 million villa.
This page is the map. It sorts Dubailand into the districts buyers actually shop in, says what each is for, and links down to every project we hold there. If you already know the district you want, skip to it.
Key takeaways
- Dubailand is the umbrella, not the address. Arjan, DAMAC Hills, DAMAC Lagoons, Arabian Ranches III, Dubai Land Residence Complex, Liwan, City of Arabia and Ghaf Woods are all inside it.
- The entry price across the whole area is about AED 393,000, at DAMAC Hills 2 — among the lowest for new stock anywhere in Dubai.
- Apartments cluster in Arjan and DLRC; villas and townhouses cluster in the DAMAC and Emaar master communities. The two markets behave differently and should not be compared on price per square foot alone.
- Almost everything here is off-plan or recently handed over, so payment plans and escrow protection matter more than resale comparables.
- Distance is the trade. You are twenty to thirty-five minutes from Downtown and the coast, and that is exactly what the price reflects.
The apartment districts
Arjan
The densest apartment cluster in Dubailand, at Al Barsha South, beside the Miracle Garden and within reach of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road. Fourteen of our project pages are here, from about AED 525,000 at Elano by Oro24 and AED 595,000 at Vincitore Volare up to AED 2,004,000 at the Marriott Executive Residences. The full district page is apartments for sale in Arjan, and every live project is listed on the Arjan listing page.
Dubai Land Residence Complex
DLRC is the low-rise apartment pocket at Wadi Al Safa 5, and it is where the cheapest new apartments in this part of the city sit. LEOS has four buildings here — Weybridge Gardens and Weybridge Gardens 2 from AED 500,000, Weybridge Gardens 5 from AED 756,780 and Weybridge Gardens 4 from AED 1.19 million. Beside them, Cove by Imtiaz sells furnished studios to two-bedrooms from AED 630,000 with a Q1 2027 handover, and Milos Residences holds 195 homes from AED 1.13 million with a 50/50 plan carrying five years of post-handover instalments. The listing page is Dubailand Residence Complex.
Liwan and City of Arabia
Two older, quieter pockets. Empire Lake Views at Liwan starts at AED 630,000 with a December 2027 handover; MAG 330 at City of Arabia, Wadi Al Safa 4, starts at AED 850,000. Both are apartment buys in districts with established road access and less new supply arriving than Arjan.
The villa and townhouse communities
DAMAC Hills and DAMAC Hills 2
The golf-course community on Al Qudra Road and its much cheaper sibling further out. DAMAC Hills covers apartments from AED 560,000 up to The Flora at AED 5,344,000 and the Trump Estates at AED 3,800,000; DAMAC Hills 2 starts at AED 393,000 at Fiora. The area guide is property for sale in DAMAC Hills.
DAMAC Lagoons
Eleven of our pages sit in the Mediterranean-themed townhouse and villa community, from Santorini at AED 1.49 million to the standalone Venice villas at AED 5.95 million. The guide is property for sale in DAMAC Lagoons.
Arabian Ranches III
Emaar's townhouse community at Wadi Al Safa 5, running from Bliss 2 at AED 1,846,888 to Elie Saab Villas 2 at AED 4,820,888. The guide is property for sale in Arabian Ranches III.
The newer master plans
DAMAC Islands at Al Yelayiss 1 starts at AED 2.75 million with a Q4 2028 handover. Lacina Residences is phase 2 of Majid Al Futtaim's forest-themed Ghaf Woods — 324 homes in three buildings from about AED 1.3 million on a 60/40 plan, handing over in Q4 2028, from the group behind Tilal Al Ghaf and the Mall of the Emirates.
How to choose inside Dubailand
| If you want | Look at | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| The lowest possible entry price | DAMAC Hills 2, DLRC | AED 393,000 - 500,000 |
| An apartment with tenant demand today | Arjan | About AED 525,000 |
| A townhouse for a family | DAMAC Lagoons, Arabian Ranches III | AED 1.49 - 1.85 M |
| A golf-community villa | DAMAC Hills | AED 1.66 M and up |
| A Golden Visa purchase in one property | Arabian Ranches III, DAMAC Islands, DAMAC Hills | AED 2 M and up |
What to check before you buy out here
Most of Dubailand is still being built, so the checks are the off-plan ones: the project number on the Land Department record, the DLD-approved escrow account that off-plan money must be paid into under Law 8 of 2007, the construction percentage today, and the handover date written into the sales agreement. Add the 4% transfer fee and the admin, trustee and title costs — 6% to 7% of the price in cash, as the cost of buying in Dubai sets out — and the service charge, which on a villa community with parks and a golf course is not a small annual number.
The other check is the one nobody enjoys: the drive. Several of these communities are twenty-five to thirty-five minutes from Downtown when the road is clear. If the plan is to let the property, that commute is what your tenant is pricing, and it is why yields out here read higher than the coastal districts. Dubai rental yield by area has the comparison.
FAQs
Where is Dubailand?
Inland Dubai, spread either side of Al Qudra Road and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, south-east of Al Barsha and behind Dubai Sports City. It is a planning area containing many separate communities rather than a single neighbourhood.
Which communities are inside Dubailand?
The ones we hold projects in are Arjan, Dubai Land Residence Complex, Liwan, City of Arabia, DAMAC Hills, DAMAC Hills 2, DAMAC Lagoons, Arabian Ranches III, Al Yelayiss 1 and Ghaf Woods. Listings will sometimes give you only the Dubailand label, so check which of these the property is actually in.
What is the cheapest property in Dubailand?
On our list, an apartment at DAMAC Fiora in DAMAC Hills 2 from AED 393,000. In the apartment pockets closer in, the LEOS buildings at Dubai Land Residence Complex start at AED 500,000.
Is Dubailand a good investment area?
It is the volume end of the market: cheap entry, heavy new supply and gross yields that read higher than the coast, against a longer commute and a resale market competing with the next launch down the road. It suits an income buyer more than someone counting on scarcity to drive prices.
Are Dubailand properties freehold?
The communities listed on this page are sold freehold to any nationality, with the title deed in the buyer's name. Freehold status is designated plot by plot in Dubai, so confirm it on the individual project rather than on the Dubailand label.
Narrowing it down
Dubailand is too big to shop as one place, so start from what you are buying for — rent, a family home, or a visa — and let that pick the district. Send us the budget and the purpose and we will put three specific projects in front of you rather than fifty. Everything we track is on the Dubai property list.
