Districtميناء العرب
Mina Al Arab
RAK Properties’ waterfront community: mangroves, lagoons, Anantara and InterContinental resorts, townhouses and new flats, quieter and newer than Al Hamra.
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7.0
1BR rentReport
AED 60k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
3BR villa rentReport
AED 200k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Sale priceReport
AED 1,300/sqft
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Report
+18%
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
15 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsEstimate
0
Editorial estimate · 2025
All data
Estimate 6Report 7Official 4Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.
People & place
| Population | 10,000 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2024 |
| Area | 4 km² | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2023 |
| Ownership | Freehold | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
Renting
| Studio rent | AED 40k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 1BR rent | AED 60k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 2BR rent | AED 90k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 3BR villa rent | AED 200k/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 1,300/sqft | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +18% | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 6.5% | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 14/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 | 15 min | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Traffic | 1/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Jobs access | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Walkability | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Schools & health
| Schools nearby | 1 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
| Top-rated schools | 0 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
| Hospitals | 1 | Official | Ministry of Health and Prevention facilities · 2025 |
Environment
| Beach | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Parks | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Noise | 1/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Density | 2/5 | 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
- +Beach, mangrove boardwalks, kayaking
- +Newer stock than Al Hamra
- +Close to RAK city hospitals and schools
- −Prices rising fast on the Wynn story
- −Limited retail inside
- −Car-dependent
Residents say
Investors and nature-minded families; residents say the Lagoons area is the quiet end.
Expat communities: British, Russian-speaking, Indian, European (editorial, largest first)