Area guide
City of Arabia
Wadi Al Safa apartment blocks · Dubai
- AED 1,717
- Median per sq ft, 3 months
- 3,723
- Registered sales, 12 months
- 10
- Off-plan projects
- AED 737K
- Priced from
City of Arabia is a Dubailand district in the Wadi Al Safa area, off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road near Global Village. It was launched as an ambitious mixed-use city with a very large mall, a themed park and a canal at its centre; what actually got built is IMG Worlds of Adventure, a run of mid-rise apartment blocks and a road grid, with the mall never delivered.
That history explains the district as it stands today. The residential stock is apartments, mostly studios to two-bedrooms in mid-rise buildings, put up by a number of different developers to varying specifications, alongside a smaller amount of townhouse product on the edges.
It suits an investor who wants cheap new-build apartment stock with a deep, price-sensitive tenant base, and a resident who works in Dubailand or Silicon Oasis and wants to own rather than rent. It suits nobody expecting the master plan's amenities to arrive, and nobody who needs walkability, a beach or a Metro.
What City of Arabia sells for
City of Arabia sells at AED 1,717 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 2,086 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 612K. That is 1.2 percent below the three months before them. The register holds 3,723 sales here in the last twelve months and 7,213 over three years, across 61 buildings with a page of their own. Studio units are the commonest, at 1,886 of the 3,723 sales registered in the last twelve months.
AED 1,717per sqft
Median registered sale price in City of Arabia over the last three months, the 35th most expensive of the 73 Dubai communities the sold register covers. Measured across 3,723 sales the Dubai Land Department recorded in the last twelve months, down 1.2% on the previous quarter. Transactions, not asking prices, as of 2 September 2026. Sold prices in City of Arabia, building by building.
| Busiest buildings | Sales, 12 months | Median per sq ft, 3 months | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azizi Milan Heights - Tower G | 362 | AED 1,757 | 2 September 2026 |
| AZIZI Milan 20 | 332 | AED 1,611 | 31 August 2026 |
| AZIZI Milan 30 | 331 | AED 1,667 | 1 September 2026 |
| Azizi Milan Heights - Tower F | 237 | AED 1,794 | 24 August 2026 |
| Azizi Milan 55 | 224 | AED 1,714 | 11 August 2026 |
| Azizi Milan 51 | 195 | AED 1,738 | 27 August 2026 |
New developments in City of Arabia
10 off-plan projects from 7 developers, priced from AED 737K with a median entry price of AED 1.45M, handing over 2026 to 2029. 1 complete, 9 under construction.
Living in City of Arabia
Daily life here is functional. Buildings have ground-floor retail and supermarkets, the road network is wide and quick outside peak hours, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road carry you across the city, slowly in the morning and evening.
What the district lacks is the connective tissue: no completed centre, no park worth the name, and gaps of undeveloped plot between the built blocks. Service charges are low, which is part of the value case, and building management standards vary considerably because there is no master developer imposing one. Read the specific building's budget and look at how the common areas are actually maintained before you buy anything here.
Schools
- Nurseries within and around the district
- Schools in Dubailand and Dubai Silicon Oasis (nearby, a drive)
- No school inside City of Arabia itself
Getting around
- Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) on the district's edge
- Emirates Road (E611) for cross-city journeys
- Al Ain Road (E66) towards the southern communities
- No Metro station; the district is car-dependent
Shopping and dining
- Ground-floor retail and supermarkets within the buildings
- Cityland Mall (nearby, at Global Village)
- The master plan's own mall was never built
Leisure
- IMG Worlds of Adventure, inside the district
- Global Village (nearby, seasonal)
- Dubai Miracle Garden (nearby, in Dubailand)
- Pools and gyms within individual buildings
Who buys in City of Arabia
The buyer base is overwhelmingly investors and owner-occupiers from the Indian subcontinent, Egypt, the Levant and, more recently, the Russian-speaking states, buying small apartments at prices that are among the lowest for new stock inside the city.
Rental demand is reliable because the tenant pool at this price is enormous and the location is convenient for the Dubailand and Silicon Oasis employment corridors. The weaknesses are supply and reputation: unbuilt plots can still be developed, the abandoned parts of the original master plan sit visibly nearby, and capital growth has historically lagged the districts with a single master developer behind them. Resale works but takes time, and the quality of the individual building drives the outcome far more than the district name.
City of Arabia: common questions
What is the price per square foot in City of Arabia?+
City of Arabia sells at AED 1,717 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 2,086 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 612K. That is 1.2 percent below the three months before them. The register holds 3,723 sales here in the last twelve months and 7,213 over three years, across 61 buildings with a page of their own. Studio units are the commonest, at 1,886 of the 3,723 sales registered in the last twelve months.
What does a typical unit in City of Arabia sell for?+
The median registered price over the last three complete months is AED 612K, across 7,213 registered sales in three years. The register is as of 2 September 2026.
How many off-plan projects are there in City of Arabia?+
10 off-plan projects from 7 developers are catalogued in City of Arabia, priced from AED 737K, with handovers from 2026 to 2029. 1 are complete and 9 are under construction.
Is City of Arabia freehold?+
Yes. City of Arabia lies inside a designated freehold area of Dubailand, so buyers of any nationality can own an apartment outright with the title deed registered at the Dubai Land Department. Off-plan purchases sit on the interim register until handover. Ownership can support the standard property-linked residence visa routes, subject to the value thresholds applied at the time of purchase.
What is the trade-off of buying in an unfinished master plan?+
The price. You are buying at one of the lowest entry points for new-build apartments in Dubai, in a district where much of what was promised at launch, including the mall, was never delivered. Rental income is dependable, capital growth is uncertain, and the surrounding plots may or may not ever be built. Treat it as an income asset with an option attached.
How does it compare with neighbouring Majan or Arjan?+
All three are car-dependent Dubailand apartment districts at similar price levels with the same fragmented developer mix, and the practical differences are marginal. Arjan is denser and closer to Al Barsha South, Majan is closer to the E311 corridor, and City of Arabia has IMG Worlds inside it and a longer history of undelivered plans. In each case, judge the individual building rather than the district.
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