Dubailand is a massive area occupying over 300 sq km and expanding to the south-east of the emirate, from the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. According to the Dubai’s official urban development strategy, this "city within a city" will soon become home to 2.5 million people.
The uniqueness of the Dubailand area lies in its encompassing role as a city agglomeration with originally well-planned infrastructure. It includes 25 real estate projects at various stages of completeness with multi-storey residential apartment buildings, villas (The Villa, Al Barari) and townhouses.
In addition to the major planned theme parks (Six Flags, Universal Studio, Legoland), a number of residential clusters shape its core. Among them there are high-end elite Dubai Lifestyle City project, with golf clubs, stadiums, luxury hotels, villas and Spa-centers (Riverside), as well as Dubai Sports City and Dubai Motor City projects. The two least give you an opportunity to not only enjoy all kinds of sports, including Formula 1 level car racing, but also buy affordable real estate units, for these areas often appear at the top of different rankings as the most popular and fast expanding Dubai areas.
One of the most ambitious Dubai projects Falcon city of Wonders is also situated in Dubailand. It will have copies of all world wonders in life-size, from the Eiffel Tower to the hanging gardens of Babylon. And the rich culture of the ancient and modern Arabia will be widely presented at the Global Village, which is about to host a variety of cultural events and festivals. Besides, the world's largest shopping mall, the Mall of Arabia is also planned to be constructed here, in Dubailand, in the City of Arabia complex.