Aljada
Arada’s new master community in Muwaileh: Sharjah’s first large freehold-style (100-year) project for foreigners, with Zaha Hadid-designed Central Hub, parks and new mid-rise flats.
All data
Estimate 4Report 6Official 6Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.
People & place
| Population | 20,000 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2024 |
| Area | 2.2 km² | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2023 |
| Ownership | Freehold | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
Renting
| Studio rent | AED 30k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 1BR rent | AED 42k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 2BR rent | AED 60k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Cost of living | AED 3,200/mo | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-09 |
Buying
| Sale price | AED 900/sqft | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +12% | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 7.5% | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 10/sqft | Official | Dubai Land Department open data (Dubai Pulse) · 2025 |
Getting around
| Metro / tram | No | Official | RTA Dubai Metro / Tram network · 2025 |
| Commute to hub | 45 min | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Traffic | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Jobs access | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Walkability | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Schools & health
| Schools nearby | 2 | Official | Sharjah Private Education Authority · 2025 |
| Top-rated schools | 1 | Official | Sharjah Private Education Authority · 2025 |
| Hospitals | 2 | Official | Ministry of Health and Prevention facilities · 2025 |
Environment
| Beach | 0/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Parks | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Noise | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Density | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Safety | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| August high | 41 °C | Official | National Center of Meteorology climate normals · 2024 |
| Humidity | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Pros & cons
- +Modern, master-planned, foreigners can buy
- +Parks, cinema, skate park, walkable core
- +New stock at half of Dubai prices
- −Still under construction
- −Commute into Dubai via Emirates Road
- −Services thin until completion
Residents say
Buyers priced out of Dubai; residents like the Madar hub and warn about dust from ongoing phases.
Expat communities: Indian, Pakistani, Egyptian, Jordanian, Russian-speaking (editorial, largest first)