Dubai Silicon Oasis Overview
Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) is a state of the art technology park and free zone located at the intersection of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road (E311) and Al Ain Road (E66), and next to Academic City.
It is one of the only free zones in Dubai where you can live as well as work. Besides office space, multi-use warehousing and manufacturing facilities, there are residential apartments, town houses and luxury villas.
DSO offers the latest infrastructure and in-house business services, and it also acts as an incubator for tech start-ups. The project was launched in 2004, and by 2016 more than two thousand companies had set up operations here.
DSO comprises four component parts: industrial, commercial, educational and residential, all served by public facilities.
In the two main residential areas, Cedre Villas and Semmer Villas, you can find both town houses and villas. Several high- and low-rise apartment buildings are to be found in Silicon Residences and Silicon Park. Properties are available to buy or lease.
Construction of more housing is continuing around the perimeter of the district.
There are two schools here, GEMS Wellington Academy and the Indian High School, as well as medical centres, community centres, shopping complexes, banks and a post office.
Dubai Digital Park
Dubai Digital Park (DDP) is a smart city project at Dubai Silicon Oasis that opened in 2020. It supports and contributes to the development of a geoeconomic map of Dubai and sets a new global benchmark for smart technology solutions.
- The master developer is Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority.
- From Dubai Silicon Oasis it takes roughly 20 minutes to drive to Dubai Mall, 30 minutes to Palm Jumeirah, 29 minutes to Burj Al Arab and 33 minutes to The Walk JBR.
- Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 25 minutes' drive and the new Al Maktoum International Airport is roughly 37 minutes' drive. All durations are calculated by Google Maps and assume the fastest route in typical traffic conditions.
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Dubai Silicon Oasis Amenities
Silicon Oasis has two community centres, one in each of the two residential areas, Cedre Villas and Semmer Villas. They both have Spinney's supermarkets, a variety of shops and eateries and a swimming pool.
Throughout the residential areas there are children's wading pools, squash courts, gymnasia, yoga rooms, nursery rooms, and multi-purpose halls. There are two floodlit tennis courts in each community.
There are a growing number of green spaces here, including the Community Farm, public parks, and walkways, and by 2019 DSO could also boast of 4,000sq m of vertical gardens, 3,000sq m of green roofs, and 100sq m of green walls. The Community Farm offers around 400 3m x 2m plots to residents to have a go at sustainable organic farming.
In September 2018, the 35,000sq m North Park adjacent to Cedre Villas was opened. DSO’s other two community parks are Lake Park with its 2.2km jogging path, and the 9,129sq m Central Park.
The community also tends 3,500 palm trees that produce between three and five tonnes of dates each year, and in 2019 the authority announced plans to plant 1,000 ghaf trees, a symbol of the Year of Tolerance.
The main retail centre is Souq Extra which includes 42 shops. The Souq is to be enlarged by a 77,000sq ft natural light expansion with a floating glass roof.
The Silicon Mall is a 2.3-million-sq-ft shopping mall being developed by LuLu Group International. When complete it will house 300 local and international retailers, 12 anchor stores and a 70,000sq ft family entertainment centre. Completion is said to be by 2022.
Nearby medical facilities include Aster Clinic, Magnum Gulf Medical Centre Silicon Oasis, Eupepsia Medical Clinic and Fakeeh Academic Medical Hospital.
Dubai Silicon Oasis in the News
Gulf News, 29th Jul 2021
Gulf News, 25th Oct 2020
Emirates News Agency, 24th Oct 2020
Construction Business News, 14th Sep 2020
Khaleej Times, 13th Jan 2020
Gulf News, 26th Nov 2019
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Gulf News, 25th Nov 2019
Road Access
It is only five minutes to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, and from there the drive time to the Dubai Mall is 18 minutes, to Downtown Dubai or the International Airport 20, to the Mall of the Emirates 26, to Dubai Marina, Jebel Ali Port and Port Rashid 30, and to Abu Dhabi 1 hour 30 minutes.
Public Transport
Silicon Oasis is not served by the metro. Buses 365 and X25 stop 'nearby'; a ten minute walk from the centre of Silicon Oasis.
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Dubai Silicon Oasis Communities
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Dubai Silicon Oasis Buildings
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Dubai Silicon Oasis Reviews
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Dubai Silicon Oasis receives an overall rating of 3.5 based on 13 reviews. Users were asked to consider many factors including the view, finishing, layout, noise levels, traffic, public transportation, parking, security, swimming pool, gym, and maintenance.
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