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Dubai Islands

AREADubai Islands

AVAILABLE PROJECTS82 active projects

PRICES FROMAED 1.4M

PROPERTY TYPESAPARTMENT, DUPLEX, PENTHOUSE, TOWNHOUSE

Dubai Islands is a waterfront development by Nakheel made up of five man-made islands of about 17 square kilometres off the Deira coast. It began as Palm Deira, was later renamed Deira Islands and then Dubai Islands.

The plan includes more than 80 resorts and hotels and about 20 km of beaches. In 2022 Nakheel secured AED 17 billion of bank financing for this and other waterfront projects.

Key facts

Master developer: Nakheel
Former names: Palm Deira, later Deira Islands, now Dubai Islands
Scale: Five man-made islands, about 17 sq km (Gulf News)
Plan: More than 80 hotels and more than 20 km of beaches (Gulf News, 2023)
Financing: Nakheel secured AED 17 billion of financing in 2022 (AED 11bn refinancing and AED 6bn new funds) for Dubai Islands and other projects (Nakheel press release, 8 Nov 2022)
Approx. straight-line distances (OpenStreetMap centroid, not driving): Burj Khalifa 14.4 km; DXB 8.2 km; Al Maktoum Intl 49.8 km; nearest of JBR/Kite/La Mer beach 11.6 km

Sources

Facts and dates are drawn from the public sources listed below.

AROUND

What is nearby this area

Getting around

Metro station

Gold Souq2.4 km · ~40 min walk · ~7 min drive (estimate)

Marine / ferry

Al Sabkha Abra terminal (North)3.4 km · ~56 min walk · ~10 min drive (estimate)
Al Sabkha3.4 km · ~56 min walk · ~10 min drive (estimate)
Deira Old Souk3.5 km · ~56 min walk · ~10 min drive (estimate)

Health

Hospital

Belhoul Speciality Hospital2.2 km · ~36 min walk · ~6 min drive (estimate)
Al Kuwait Hospital2.3 km · ~37 min walk · ~6 min drive (estimate)
Dubai Hospital2.3 km · ~38 min walk · ~7 min drive (estimate)

Clinic

Chinese Medical Center2.3 km · ~37 min walk · ~6 min drive (estimate)

Shopping

Mall

Waterfront Market2.2 km · ~35 min walk · ~6 min drive (estimate)
Naif Souq3.0 km · ~48 min walk · ~8 min drive (estimate)
Burj Nahar Mall3.0 km · ~48 min walk · ~8 min drive (estimate)

Supermarket

Bismi1.1 km · ~19 min walk · ~3 min drive (estimate)

Outdoors

Beach

Pet's Beach950 m · ~15 min walk · ~3 min drive (estimate)
Al-Mamzar Park - Sadaf Beach (5)5.3 km · ~86 min walk · ~15 min drive (estimate)
Al-Mamzar Park - Danah Beach (3)5.3 km · ~87 min walk · ~15 min drive (estimate)

Education

School

Little Flower English SchoolAcceptable2023-20243.8 km · ~61 min walk · ~11 min drive (estimate)
Himayah Kindergarten For Education- KaramaGood2023-20243.8 km · ~61 min walk · ~11 min drive (estimate)
ELITE ENGLISH SCHOOL L.L.CAcceptable2023-20243.9 km · ~63 min walk · ~11 min drive (estimate)
Sabari Indian School L.L.CGood2023-20243.9 km · ~64 min walk · ~11 min drive (estimate)

Coverage of some categories (bus stops, pharmacies, clinics) is incomplete, so a missing item does not mean it does not exist. Distances are straight-line; walking and driving times are estimates, not routes. Updated 2026-10-21. This information is not investment advice.