Downtown Umm Al Quwain
A 25 million sq ft city planned by Umm Al Quwain's government and Sobha for about 150,000 residents. The first homes are due in 2028.
Downtown Umm Al Quwain: the early-stage one
Downtown UAQ is a new coastal city in Umm Al Quwain, a separate emirate north of Sharjah. Its government launched it in April 2025, with Sobha Realty as the developer. It suits a patient buyer who wants a new beach flat outside Dubai and can wait until 2028. It doesn't suit anyone who needs schools, shops or a short commute today.
The plan covers 25 million sq ft along 11 km of shoreline, 7 km of it beach and beach park, for about 150,000 residents. Over half is set aside for open and green space. There is also a 15 million sq ft Trade Centre Free Zone, which Sobha says will run under its own legal framework.
The first homes are Sobha Aquamont: 1,101 homes in towers of 26, 34 and 42 floors, launched in May 2025 and due in June 2028. Sobha lists them from AED 1.11M. Nothing is finished yet, so there is no rental record, and the rest of the city will be built around the first residents for years.
Dubai's rules don't apply here. Umm Al Quwain issued six real estate laws in September 2023, covering its property register, off-plan escrow accounts and stalled projects. The Dubai Land Department and Dubai's RERA have no role. There is no metro: Sobha puts Dubai 40 minutes away by car, via the E311.
Be clear
No homes finished yet
Sobha Aquamont, the first homes, is due in June 2028. Until then this is a building site.
The plan
A coastal city from scratch
25 million sq ft along 11 km of shoreline, with over half set aside for open and green space.
The distance
A different emirate
Umm Al Quwain has its own property laws and no metro. Sobha puts Dubai 40 minutes away by car.
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Downtown Umm Al Quwain: the plan so far
A coastal city planned by Umm Al Quwain's government and built by Sobha. The first homes are due in 2028; the rest is still a plan.
The first homes
Three towers by the beach
Sobha Aquamont has 1,101 homes in towers of 26, 34 and 42 floors, due in June 2028.
The scale
Planned for about 150,000 residents across 25 million sq ft.
Green space
More than half the plan is open or green space, including 7 km of beach and beach park.
Also planned
A free-zone business district
A 15 million sq ft Trade Centre Free Zone, under its own legal framework, according to Sobha.
Who it suits
Early, patient buyers
Buyers who can wait years for the city to fill in, and who don't need a school nearby yet.
