Dubawi Island
Dubawi was a private man-made island situated off the south beach of the Palm Jumeirah. Its shape is a mirror image of Logo Island on the opposite side of the Palm but, unlike Logo Island, Dubawi Island remained undeveloped.
In 2017, all existing plans for the island were scrapped and it was amalgamated into the wider Dubai Harbour project to be used as a land for the Emaar Beachfront development.
Dubawi Island is owned by Zabeel Investments, a real estate and investment holding company owned by Dubai's crown prince, Hamdan bin Mohammed al-Maktoum.
Land reclamation for the island was completed in 2005 and a hospitality development project was launched in 2007 under the name 'Signature Island', but plans were put on hold when the developer ran into financial difficulties. The island has since been acquired by Emaar Properties for their Emaar Beachfront development which saw the island get reshaped and attached to Dubai Harbour.
Dubawi Island Location
The map below shows the location of Dubawi Island and just below are summaries of the nearest attractions, parks, beaches, golf clubs and cinemas.
Local Schools
Dubawi Island has many schools nearby including Dubai College at 3.1 km and The International School of Choueifat Dubai at 3.2 km.
In terms of performance there are six schools nearby that have achieved either of two highest government inspection rating of 'Very Good' or 'Outstanding' including Dubai College which has a rating of 'Outstanding' and GEMS Dubai American Academy which also has a rating of 'Outstanding'.
Things to Do
We've partnered with LadiesNightDubai.com and BrunchCrunch.ae to give an overview of the current Ladies Nights and Brunch offers in the vicinity of Dubawi Island.
Nearby neighbourhoods
Explore communities that are either adjacent or close to Dubawi Island.
Masterplan
In 2011 designs for a luxury hotel & leisure development on the island were released by architects Gianni Ranaulo Design. The designs depicted an array of luxury hospitality elements including a horse riding beach, a wellbeing anti-ageing spa, a luxury resort, exclusive beach-front cottages, a Dragone sunset theatre, a luxury marina, a yacht club with fashion show facilities, a fashion district, a VIP room and entertainment district, water villas and a sunset view park with a romantic promenade.
Construction History
See the development of Dubawi Island in photos.
The island was built by the Dutch engineering firm Van Oord between June 2003 and February 2005 in parallel with the Palm Jumeirah construction. Over four million cubic metres of sand and a million tonnes of rock were used in the project which includes wave breaks, an underwater reef, a 270-metre-long quay wall and small beaches. At a later date access channels were dredged to enable large yachts to reach the island.
Dubawi Island remained undeveloped other than the marking out of various villa plots during a short construction burst in 2009.
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