Al Raha is a mixed commercial, residential, and leisure area in Abu Dhabi, the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...

, located primarily in

Khalifa City Khalifa City is a residential suburb located in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. It is popular among renters. Subdivisions Khalifa City was subdivided into three areas: Khalifa City A, Khalifa City B, and New Khalifa City. ...

A. The area is situated between Umm Al-Nar and

Abu Dhabi International Airport Abu Dhabi International Airport ( ar, مطار أبو ظبي الدولي) is an international airport in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The airport, located east of Abu Dhabi city, is the second largest ...

. Al Raha includes two primary sections, Al Raha Beach and Al Raha Gardens, featuring eleven sub-precincts: Al Zeina, Khor Al Raha,

Al Bandar Al Bandar is a residential and retail complex located in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, which includes residential towers, a marina and clubhouse, as well as shopping and dining venues. It was developed and is operated by Aldar Properties. ...

, Al Seef, Al Dana, Al Rumaila, Al Zahiya, Al Lissayli, Al Shaleela, Al Razeen, and Al Thurayya. Spread over an area of 5.2 million square metres, Al Raha Beach can accommodate 120,000 residents.Aldar Developments
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Beach

Al Raha Beach is located on a beach along the

highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-acces ...

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

, neighboring Abu Dhabi International Airport,

and

Yas Island Yas Island ( ar, جزيرة ياس) is an island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It occupies a total land area of . It is a popular leisure island and one of the top tourism projects in Abu Dhabi. Yas Island holds the Yas Marina Circuit, w ...

. It is 5.2 million square meters large and planned for 120.000 residents in over 3000 properties. Among the commercial buildings are the developer's headquarters. Flagship communities are Al Bandar, Al Hadeel, Al Muneera and Al Zeina. But the beach has not been opened to the public since construction.

References

External links

Al Raha Beach Official Site

Al Raha Beach Official Site
Buildings and structures under construction in Abu Dhabi Central Region, Abu Dhabi Real estate in the United Arab Emirates {{UnitedArabEmirates-geo-stub