World Islands
What homes in World Islands cost, how prices and rents have moved, every building with its figures, and what it is like to live there. All of it from Dubai Land Department records.
About World Islands
World Islands is an artificial archipelago of small islands in the Gulf, built off the coast of Dubai in the rough shape of a world map. Its homes sit in 5 villa communities with 67 villas in total. They include Zaya Zuha Island, Amali Island and The Heart of Europe, each set on its own island and reached from the mainland by sea.
World Islands is a villa community of about 67 homes, built from 2025 onwards. The villas sit in five communities. The buildings come from two developers, led by Amali Properties and Zaya Zuha Island For Real Estate Development .
Over the last 12 months 8 homes changed hands in World Islands at a median of AED 3,848 per sqft. The typical sale was AED 69.3M for a 18,483 sqft home.
- Homes
- about 67
- First completions
- 2025
In this guide
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Average prices in World Islands
- 5-bed+ villa69,287,500
In World Islands, villas sold for around AED 69.3M for five-bed and larger villas.
Off-plan sales were 88% of the last 12 months (7 of 8), down from 100% the year before. Off-plan homes went for AED 3,787 per sqft against AED 3,909 for completed ones, 3% less.
| Type | Typical price | Per sqft | 12-mo change | Sales (12 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-bed+ villa | AED 69,287,500 | AED 3,848 | Few sales | 8 |
- Off-plan share
- 88% · 7 of 8
- Off-plan /sqft
- AED 3,787
- Completed /sqft
- AED 3,909
Medians of the last 12 months of DLD sales, per type. A change needs ten records in each year.
What is in World Islands
- 4-bed villa17%
- 5-bed+ villa83%
Villas and townhouses are 100% of the stock, 67 of them in five communities such as Zaya Zuha Island, Amali Island and Jasmine Garden Residential Resort.
| Type | Homes | Share | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-bed villa | 11 | 17% | 3,733–3,852 sqft |
| 5-bed+ villa | 53 | 83% | 15,532–18,484 sqft |
- Built in the last 5 years
- 1 building
Counted from DLD unit records of 0 completed buildings and 5 communities.
Prices in World Islands since 2024
Nothing is under construction in World Islands today, so the stock is what it is: 0 buildings and about 67 homes. One of them handed over in the last five years, so the newest stock is still settling into the rental market. The figures on this page refresh monthly as new sales and contracts are registered.
The line is the monthly median of every sale, smoothed over three months; a month with fewer than ten records sits between its neighbours, and the latest such months are read together. The changes compare 12-month medians: the last 12 months against the 12 before. Source: Dubai Land Department.
Price history in World Islands
Every registered sale in World Islands in the last 12 months; the dashed line is the trend within those 12 months, grey dots are flagged outliers left out of it.
Transaction history in World Islands
- 6-bed · 18,483 sqftCompletedZaya Zuha Island 02 Oct 2026AED 79,000,0004,274 /sqft
- 6-bed · 18,483 sqftOff-planZaya Zuha Island 26 Jun 2026AED 70,000,0003,787 /sqft
- 7-bed · 35,763 sqftOff-planAmali Island 11 Mar 2026AED 220,000,0006,151 /sqft
- 6-bed · 18,483 sqftOff-planZaya Zuha Island 24 Feb 2026AED 68,575,0003,710 /sqft
- 6-bed · 18,483 sqftOff-planZaya Zuha Island 24 Feb 2026AED 68,575,0003,710 /sqft
- 6-bed · 18,483 sqftOff-planZaya Zuha Island 24 Feb 2026AED 68,575,0003,710 /sqft
- 6-bed · 15,532 sqftOff-planAmali Island 12 Feb 2026AED 68,400,0004,404 /sqft
- 6-bed · 15,535 sqftOff-planAmali Island 16 Jan 2026AED 71,440,0004,599 /sqft
- 7-bed · 35,763 sqftOff-planAmali Island 26 Sep 2025AED 200,000,0005,592 /sqft
- 6-bed · 20,934 sqftOff-planAmali Island 26 Sep 2025AED 100,000,0004,777 /sqft
Over the last 12 months World Islands recorded 8 sales; typical homes sold for around AED 69.29M (about AED 3,848 per sqft); with a median size of 18,483 sqft; most were 6-beds; from roughly AED 68.4M to AED 220M.
Communities in World Islands
5 completed| Zaya Zuha IslandCommunity | 2025 | 28 | AED 3,710 | 5 | |||
| Amali IslandCommunity | 23 | AED 4,598 | 3 | ||||
| Jasmine Garden Residential ResortCommunity | Few sales | 0 | |||||
| Pangkor Laut Luxury ResidencesCommunity | 3 | Few sales | 0 | ||||
| The Heart of EuropeCommunity | 13 | Few sales | 0 |
Rents and yields in World Islands
Last 12 monthsNo rental contract for World Islands was registered on Ejari in the last 12 months.
Ejari registrations via Dubai Land Department; yields use the same 12 months of sales.
Who builds in World Islands
2 developers- Amali Properties 1 buildingAED 4,598 /sqft
- Zaya Zuha Island For Real Estate Development 1 buildingAED 3,710 /sqft
Each of World Islands's five completed buildings has a different developer, Amali Properties and Zaya Zuha Island For Real Estate Development , so each has its own look, service charge and management company.
Buying or renting in World Islands
Buying
Expect a 20% deposit as a UAE resident or 25% as a non-resident on a home under AED 5M, plus the 4% Dubai Land Department transfer fee and about AED 5,000 of registration and trustee costs. On the typical sale of AED 69.3M, that is AED 13,858,000 down and AED 2,772,000 in transfer fee. Before offering, check the service charge per sqft on the building page, the registered size against the marketed one, and whether the unit has sold before and at what price.
Nearby areas compared
All Dubai areas →| Area | Sale /sqft | 12-mo change | Typical rent | Yield | Buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Islands | AED 3,848 | 0 | |||
| Jumeirah Bay Island | AED 7,395 | Down 31.8% | AED 850K | 4.2% | 7 |
| Jumeirah Second | AED 7,002 | Up 9.6% | AED 550K | 3.8% | 9 |
| La Mer | AED 2,909 | Down 0.5% | AED 165K | 5.2% | 22 |
| Jumeirah First | AED 3,561 | Up 7.0% | AED 293K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Al Wasl | AED 3,383 | Up 2.3% | AED 130K | 4.8% | 27 |
| City Walk | AED 2,675 | Down 0.1% | AED 220K | 5.3% | 36 |
World Islands is about 54% cheaper per square foot than Jumeirah Bay Island, its nearest neighbour, at AED 3,848 against AED 8,354. City Walk is the cheapest nearby at AED 2,676. Its closest comparable on price is Jumeirah First.
World Islands in numbers
- Across 8 DLD sales in the 12 months to 9 November 2026, the median price in World Islands was AED 3,848 per sqft and the typical home sold for about AED 69.3M.
- 0 completed buildings from 2 developers; about 67 homes.
Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 2 October 2026.
Questions about World Islands
How much does a home in World Islands cost?
Over the 12 months to 9 November 2026 the median was AED 3,848 per sqft; the typical sale was AED 69.3M.
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