Dubai Land

Dubailand was announced on 23 October 2003 as a single giant leisure and residential project covering about 278 square kilometres, according to Wikipedia. It was owned by Tatweer, part of Dubai Holding, and Dubai Properties later took it over from Tatweer, according to the same source. Most developments were put on hold in 2008 and work resumed in mid 2013, so the original single plan has since been delivered as many separate projects.

Wikipedia lists six original zones: Attractions and Experience World, Sports and Outdoor World, Eco-Tourism World, Themed Leisure and Vacation World, Retail and Entertainment World, and Downtown. Today the name is better understood as a large address area than as one community. Projects named on Wikipedia as inside or beside it include Dubai Miracle Garden, IMG Worlds of Adventure, Global Village, Dubai Outlet City, Dubai Sports City, Motor City with the Dubai Autodrome, and City of Arabia.

Because the district is so large, location depends on the community. Its communities sit along the inland highways: Wikipedia places Arabian Ranches along Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311), and places Remraam next to Emirates Road (E611) and Hessa Street (D61). Emaar describes homes in Arabian Ranches II as reached via Al Qudra Road. Always check the exact address and the drive to your workplace.

Dubai Land development: from one plan to many projects

Searches for "dubai land development" usually mean one of two things. The first is the history above: one master plan from 2003, paused in 2008, then restarted and delivered project by project. The second is new development today, which is mostly off-plan homes launched by individual developers inside the district. Both explain why neighbouring communities can differ so much in age, style and management.

Many searches for "dubai land" are looking for the Dubai Land Department (DLD), a different thing. Dubailand is a district. The DLD is the government body that registers property sales, leases and title deeds across Dubai, wherever the property is. You deal with it whichever community you buy in, for title deeds, transfers, plot maps and the service charge index.

• Official website. dubailand.gov.ae for registration, fees and the service charge index.
• Dubai REST. The app and site at dubairest.gov.ae for tenancy and ownership services.
• Our guides. Dubai Land Department fees 2026 and who does what: DLD, RERA and Dubai REST.

Dubailand has no single master developer today, so the communities differ in type, price and age. This table lists those we cover. For each one, read the community page and visit the street.

Confirm any developer on the building, the title deed or the developer's own site before you rely on it.

The district holds almost every home type: studios and apartments, townhouses and large family villas. Prices depend far more on the community than on the Dubailand name, so compare like with like. These are typical (median) prices from the Dubai Land Department sold-price tables on our community pages, as of November 2026, covering sales registered from January to late October 2026:

• Remraam. 178 sales. Typical 1 bedroom AED 700,000, 2 bedrooms AED 1,100,000, 3 bedrooms AED 1,710,000; AED 954 per sq ft.
• Dubai Land Residence Complex. 5,100 sales, 91% off-plan. Typical studio AED 692,745, 1 bedroom AED 1,048,841, 2 bedrooms AED 1,450,000; AED 1,425 per sq ft.
• DAMAC Hills. 1,145 sales, 55% off-plan. Typical 1 bedroom AED 1,207,185, 2 bedrooms AED 2,043,000, 3 bedrooms AED 2,875,000; AED 1,641 per sq ft.
• Mudon. 119 sales, none off-plan. AED 1,413 per sq ft.
• Arabian Ranches 3. 80 sales. Typical 3 bedrooms AED 3,000,000, 4 bedrooms or more AED 4,260,000; AED 2,069 per sq ft.

For new homes, our off-plan projects in Dubai Land page showed 43 projects selling from AED 535,127, and our off-plan villas in Dubai Land page showed 7 villa projects from AED 2,490,000, both as of November 2026. Developer prices move as units sell, and Meraas's The Acres is sold out as of November 2026. Browse current homes through our search pages: apartments for sale in DAMAC Hills, townhouses for sale in DAMAC Hills 2, townhouses for rent in DAMAC Hills 2, villas for sale in Mudon and villas for rent in Arabian Ranches 3.

Dubai Land apartments

Most apartments in the district are in Dubai Land Residence Complex, Remraam, DAMAC Hills, Dubai Sports City, Motor City and City of Arabia. Dubai Land Residence Complex is the busiest by far, and most of its 2026 sales were off-plan, so check the handover date and the developer's record before you compare a price with a finished flat in Remraam.

Dubai Land rent

If you plan to rent rather than buy, the same rule applies: pick the community first, then the building. Rents in a family villa community and in an apartment district are not comparable, so look at recent registered leases in the exact community. Our tenant guide explains the contract and deposit, and our Ejari guide explains how the lease is registered with the Dubai Land Department. For buyers, the guide to buying as a foreigner sets out the steps from offer to title deed.

Service charges depend on the community and the building, and some villa communities charge a master community fee on top. Use the service charge index on dubailand.gov.ae and read how to check service charges before you buy and about owners associations and service charges.

Plots are bought and sold in Dubai, and foreign buyers can own freehold land in areas designated for freehold ownership. Our freehold guide sets out the rules, and you should confirm the status of the specific plot with the Dubai Land Department. A plot is registered like any other property. Buying land is a different project from buying a home:

• Nothing to let until it is built. A plot earns no rent, and you pay for design and construction separately.
• The master developer's rules apply. They control what you can build, how high and to what design.
• Check any deadline to build. Some sale contracts set one.
• Financing is harder. Banks lend less readily on land than on finished homes.

Subdivision of land in Dubai

Splitting one registered plot into several, or joining neighbouring plots into one, is a Dubai Land Department service called sub division or amalgamation of lands and properties. As of November 2026 the DLD page lists these fees through the DLD website or the Dubai REST app:

The owner needs the new real estate maps from the planning authority first. The DLD lists the service through its website, the Dubai REST app, Real Estate Services Trustees Centres (which add a service partner fee of AED 80 plus VAT) and the Oqood portal for developers, with a stated service time of 4 hours. The result is an electronic title deed and map for each new plot.

Before any purchase, ask for the registered title deed details, the developer's handover record, the service charge statement and the last two years of any special charges. If the unit is tenanted, ask for the current Ejari contract and its end date. These documents let you test what the seller or agent says against official records, and they matter more in a district of many developers than the name of the area on the listing.

Dubailand is large, and journeys depend on the community. We state no drive times, because they vary with the community and the hour. The main roads are Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311), Emirates Road (E611), Al Qudra Road and Hessa Street (D61). The residential communities in our table are not on a Dubai Metro line, so most residents drive and buses fill the gaps. Check the current bus and metro network on rta.ae, and test your commute at rush hour before you commit to a community.

Schools and clinics are spread across the district, and each community has its own provision. Use the KHDA school directory for ratings and fees, and the facility finder on dha.gov.ae for healthcare. Daily life varies from the community mall and sports facilities of a place like Remraam to the resort-style amenities of larger master communities. Attractions such as Global Village, Dubai Miracle Garden and IMG Worlds of Adventure are in the wider district.

Because Dubailand is a district rather than one place, the best question is not "is Dubai Land good" but "which community, and for whom". Work through these steps:

1. Decide the home type. Villa and townhouse buyers look at the family communities. Apartment buyers and tenants compare the apartment districts.
2. Set the commute first. Pick your workplace, choose two or three communities, and drive from each at the hours you would travel. Do this before you look at a single flat.
3. Compare running costs. Ask each community for the service charge, any master community fee and the cooling arrangement.
4. Check what is built and what is planned. In a district this large, some neighbourhoods are finished and some are still being delivered. Ask what is under construction near the unit.
5. Check the developer. With many developers in one district, ask what they have already delivered and on what dates.

The table below is a quick way to match a need to a type of community. It describes the home type, not prices.

• Families. Villa and townhouse communities with more space than inner-city flats.
• Budget buyers and tenants. Apartment communities such as Remraam sold for under AED 1,000 per sq ft in 2026, per the DLD figures above.
• Off-plan buyers. Many projects, but choose the developer carefully.
• People who need a short commute. Less suited. Compare Dubai Silicon Oasis or central areas.

Dubailand is one of the busiest off-plan areas. See our off-plan projects in Dubai Land, the off-plan apartments in Dubai Land page, the off-plan townhouses in Dubai Land page and the Dubai Land Residence Complex projects. With many developers in one district, read how to check a developer and our guide to off-plan townhouses and villas first. Developer sites such as emaar.com list their own communities.