UAE: Abu Dhabi

The city of Al Ain is sometimes known as “the Garden City” in the UAE, and with good reason. While the UAE is largely composed of desert, Al Ain sits in the centre of a large oasis that it shares with the neighbouring Omani town of Buraimi and which has sustained human settlement for thousands of years. While Al Ain, one of three municipalities...

While Abu Dhabi Island has traditionally been the centre of the capital city – the site of much of the emirate’s commerce, as well as many of its hotels and retail facilities – planning authorities have for some time worked to relocate some of this activity to outlying areas, including several nearby islands. This has created numerous opportunities...

As government plans come to fruition, Al Gharbia – the western region of Abu Dhabi – will be a model of responsible and sustainable development for desert and arid coastal environments. The goal for the region is to accommodate appropriate growth, while offering its residents a high quality of life within the environment’s carrying capacity.

With a population of 389,400 as of mid-2011 – some 103,800 of whom are Emirati nationals – Al Ain is the second-largest city in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and the fourth largest in the UAE. It has grown without losing its character or damaging the oasis that has sustained it for more than 4000 years. However, the population of the UAE has been soaring...

With the development of an industrial base forming an important component in the emirate’s overall economic diversification strategy, the demand for high-quality industrial real estate including warehouse space is expected to rise. While the supply of this type of product has historically been limited in Abu Dhabi, the market has begun to recognise...