Al Dana, Al Raha Beach — Complete Community Guide (2026)

Parent area: Al Raha Beach

Ownership type: Freehold — available to all nationalities

Island shape: Crescent-shaped island

Access: Two road bridges — Al Raha Street and Channel Street

Property types: Studios, 1–4 bedroom apartments, 4-bedroom townhouses

Position within Al Raha Beach: Between Al Seef (to the west) and Al Bandar (to the east)

Views: Al Raha Creek, Arabian Gulf, canal waterways

Bus stops: Al Raha Street Stop and Channel Street Stop

Al Dana — Overview

Al Dana is a crescent-shaped island community within Al Raha Beach — a mixed-use waterfront development offering studios, 1–4 bedroom apartments, and 4-bedroom townhouses, connected to the mainland via two road bridges, Al Raha Street and Channel Street. It sits between Al Seef to the west and Al Bandar to the east, occupying a transitional position in the Al Raha Beach corridor that gives it proximity to the social energy of Al Bandar while retaining a calmer residential character of its own.

The crescent geometry of the island is Al Dana’s most immediately distinctive feature. Where other Al Raha Beach sub-communities are built on peninsulas or connected by bridges to larger canal-and-waterway networks, Al Dana’s crescent shape creates a concave-facing waterfront that looks inward across the Al Raha Creek — providing creek and waterway views from a range of orientations across the community. The dual-bridge access via Al Raha Street and Channel Street integrates the island into the Al Raha Boulevard road network efficiently, making it one of the more road-connected of the Al Raha Beach island communities.

All property in Al Dana is freehold, available for purchase by all nationalities. As part of the Al Raha Beach designated freehold investment zone, purchases of AED 2,000,000 or above qualify for the UAE 10-year Golden Visa. The community’s position between Al Seef and Al Bandar places it on the western side of the Al Raha Beach district, closer to Abu Dhabi city than the eastern communities of Al Muneera and Al Zeina.

Al Dana is a crescent-shaped freehold island community within Al Raha Beach, accessed via two road bridges, offering studios through 4-bedroom apartments and 4-bedroom townhouses with views across the Al Raha Creek and waterways.

Location and Setting

Al Dana sits within the Al Raha Beach corridor on the E10 highway (Al Salam Street / Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Street) between Abu Dhabi city and Yas Island. The two bridge connections — Al Raha Street and Channel Street — link Al Dana’s crescent island directly to the Al Raha Boulevard road network, from which the E10 is accessible within minutes. This dual-access configuration gives Al Dana better internal road connectivity than communities with only a single entrance bridge.

The community’s waterfront faces the Al Raha Creek, providing calm waterway views rather than the open Gulf exposure found at Al Zeina and Al Muneera. The Aldar HQ building — the iconic circular skyscraper visible from across the Al Raha Beach corridor — is positioned along the coastline in the adjacent district, forming the area’s most prominent visual landmark.

Abu Dhabi International Airport is approximately 10 minutes via the E10 and Airport Road. Yas Island is approximately 10–15 minutes. Abu Dhabi city centre is approximately 20–25 minutes in normal traffic. Dubai is approximately 50 minutes via E11.

Property Types

Apartments

Apartments in Al Dana range from studios through 4 bedrooms. Studios offer a compact, efficient entry point into the Al Raha Beach freehold market, consistently cited as one of the more affordable studio options within the waterfront corridor. One-bedroom apartments are the most numerous rental option in the community. Two and three-bedroom apartments cater to couples, small families, and professionals sharing accommodation. Four-bedroom apartments provide family-scale space within the apartment format. Most units include sea-view or creek-view balconies, built-in wardrobes, equipped kitchens, central air conditioning, and underground parking. All buildings operate with 24/7 security and building management.

Townhouses

Al Dana’s 4-bedroom townhouses offer spacious multi-level family living — with separate dining and living areas, a powder room, a maid’s room, a modern kitchen, and bedrooms with built-in wardrobes. Townhouses provide the kind of space and layout separation that apartment dwellers with growing families typically require, while remaining within the Al Raha Beach freehold community framework. Townhouse residents have personal parking allocations rather than underground shared parking.

Rental Prices in Al Dana

Al Dana offers some of the most accessible rental entry points within the Al Raha Beach freehold corridor. The community’s average apartment rent of approximately AED 134,932 per year sits below the Al Raha Beach corridor average, reflecting its position as one of the smaller and less-prominent sub-communities relative to Al Bandar, Al Muneera, and Al Zeina, and making it consistently popular for value-focused Al Raha Beach tenants.*

Rental range: AED 50,000 to AED 210,000 per year across all apartment types*

Average apartment rent: Approximately AED 134,932 per year*

Studios: Average approximately AED 61,000 per year*

1-bedroom apartments: Average approximately AED 75,000 per year*

2-bedroom apartments: Average approximately AED 120,000 per year*

3-bedroom apartments: Average approximately AED 170,000 per year*

4-bedroom apartments: Average approximately AED 190,000 per year*

All figures are indicative asking prices from market research and subject to change. Contact Address Point Properties for current availability and verified rental listings.*

Sale Prices in Al Dana

Al Dana freehold apartments are available for purchase, with pricing consistent with the wider Al Raha Beach corridor. Market research across Al Raha Beach shows apartments typically ranging from approximately AED 900,000 for studios to AED 3,000,000+ for 3-bedroom units at current market levels.* Al Dana tends to offer relatively accessible entry prices within the corridor compared to the more prominent flagship communities of Al Bandar, Al Muneera, and Al Zeina, which can make it an attractive first-purchase option for buyers targeting the Al Raha Beach freehold zone at a lower initial outlay.*

All Al Dana property is freehold. Purchases of AED 2,000,000 or above qualify for the UAE 10-year Golden Visa. Contact Address Point Properties for current listings, unit-specific pricing, and investment yield analysis.*

Amenities and Daily Life

Al Dana is a self-contained residential community with the core daily amenities — pharmacies, supermarkets, and cafes — accessible within and immediately around the community. LuLu Hypermarket, Waitrose, Spinneys, and Carrefour are all accessible within a short drive along Al Raha Boulevard. The Al Raha Beach Hotel — with its dining, wellness, and event facilities — is connected via Channel Street and provides immediate access to hospitality-grade amenities without leaving the wider Al Raha Beach district.

Al Raha Mall is the primary retail and entertainment destination for Al Dana residents, offering fashion stores, dining, a food court, and a cinema within the adjacent Channel Street corridor. Yas Mall on Yas Island is approximately 12 minutes away and provides the full range of major international retail.

The Al Bandar Marina is three minutes from Al Dana, giving residents access to the Halla Walla Watersports Club, marina dining, and water taxi connections to Yas Bay — all part of the community infrastructure of the adjacent sub-community. The promenade cycling and jogging track linking Al Zeina through Al Muneera to Al Bandar connects through the Al Raha Boulevard corridor, providing Al Dana residents with access to the full active transport route of the Al Raha Beach waterfront.

Healthcare

Tajmeel Specialized Medical Center is the primary in-vicinity specialist clinic for Al Dana residents, positioned within the immediate Al Raha Beach area. HealthPlus Family Clinic Al Bandar is three minutes away in Al Bandar and provides general practice and family medicine. For hospital-level care, Mediclinic Khalifa City and NMC Royal Hospital Khalifa City are both accessible within approximately 10–12 minutes via the E10 and the Khalifa City road network. Harmony Medical Center and HealthPlus Health Center are among the further options in the broader corridor.

Schools and Nurseries

Schools

Raha International School in Al Raha Gardens — Abu Dhabi’s first IB-accredited school, established 2006 — is the primary school choice for most Al Dana families, accessible in approximately 7–10 minutes via the E10. GEMS American Academy in Khalifa City is approximately 10 minutes and offers the American and IB curricula. Rawafed Private School and Crescent International Private School are among the further options serving the Al Raha Beach corridor. The International School of Choueifat is also accessible from the community.

Nurseries

Al Dana Nursery operates within the community — one of the few Al Raha Beach sub-communities with a nursery named directly after the precinct. The Al Raha Gardens school cluster is accessible in the same 7–10 minute timeframe that Al Bandar and Al Seef families use, placing Al Dana within the same school-run geography as the neighbouring communities.

Getting Around from Al Dana

By Bus

Al Dana is served by two bus stops — the Al Raha Street Stop and the Channel Street Stop — matching its two bridge access points. These stops connect residents to the wider Abu Dhabi bus network including routes 170, 175, and K4 that service the Al Raha Beach corridor. The Al Raha Street and Channel Street stops also serve bus connections to Abu Dhabi city centre.

By Car

Al Raha Boulevard and the two bridge roads provide direct access to the E10 highway (Al Salam Street / Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Street) within approximately two minutes. Abu Dhabi International Airport is approximately 10 minutes via Airport Road. Yas Island is approximately 10–15 minutes. Abu Dhabi city centre is approximately 20–25 minutes in normal traffic. Dubai is approximately 50 minutes via E11. Apartments have underground parking; townhouses have personal parking spaces.

By Water Taxi

Abu Dhabi Maritime Water Taxi connects the Al Raha Beach corridor to Yas Bay and Yas Marina on Yas Island. The service operates from the adjacent Al Bandar Marina, three minutes from Al Dana, providing a water-based commute option to Yas Island for residents who prefer to avoid road travel during major Yas events.

Al Dana in the Al Raha Beach Corridor

Al Dana’s position in the middle section of the Al Raha Beach district — between the quieter western communities of Al Seef and Al Hadeel and the more prominent eastern flagships of Al Bandar, Al Muneera, and Al Zeina — gives it a dual character. It is close enough to Al Bandar (three minutes) to share access to the marina, promenade dining, and licensed venues of the most active social district within Al Raha Beach. It is sufficiently removed from the higher-demand communities to offer more accessible rental and purchase pricing for buyers and tenants who want the Al Raha Beach address without the premium of the flagship sub-communities.*

For tenants whose priority is value within the Al Raha Beach waterfront corridor — rather than maximising prestige or specific amenities like a private beach or a community marina — Al Dana represents one of the more practical choices. The studio and 1-bedroom pricing in particular sits below the equivalents in Al Bandar, Al Muneera, and Al Zeina, while the community offers the same district-level amenities, school access, and highway connectivity.*

Investment in Al Dana

Al Dana’s freehold status and its position within the Al Raha Beach investment zone make it part of one of Abu Dhabi’s most established luxury waterfront markets. The community’s lower average rental level relative to the flagship Al Raha Beach sub-communities reflects its position as one of the smaller and less-marketed precincts rather than an inherent quality differential — the infrastructure, school access, highway connectivity, and waterfront setting are shared across the district. For investors targeting the Al Raha Beach corridor at a lower entry point, Al Dana offers comparable district fundamentals at a more accessible price.* Rental yields across the Al Raha Beach corridor average 5–7% depending on community and unit type.* Contact Address Point Properties for unit-specific investment analysis.*

The Waterway Experience in Al Dana

Living on a crescent island means that Al Dana residents experience the water on multiple sides of the development simultaneously. The Al Raha Creek waterway that runs around the crescent provides the defining daily backdrop — visible from balconies, accessible at promenade level, and the constant frame of reference that gives Al Dana its identity as an island community rather than just a waterfront one. The calm creek water contrasts with the open Gulf exposure of Al Zeina and Al Muneera further east, making Al Dana a quieter and more sheltered waterfront experience.

Water taxi access from the adjacent Al Bandar Marina places Yas Bay and Yas Marina on Yas Island approximately 15 minutes away by water — useful during major Formula 1 and concert events at Yas Island when the E10 sees significantly heavier traffic. The waterway provides a practical bypass as well as a recreational one, and residents with the habit of using it during peak event periods consistently find it faster than road alternatives. The cycling and jogging track along the Al Raha Boulevard promenade connects Al Dana to the wider Al Raha Beach waterfront route that runs from Al Zeina in the east through Al Muneera and Al Bandar, offering a continuous active recreation corridor for the cooler months of October through April.

Community Character — Who Lives in Al Dana

Al Dana attracts a pragmatic and value-aware demographic within the Al Raha Beach market. Professionals who want the Al Raha Beach waterfront address but prioritise rental affordability over prestige typically choose Al Dana alongside Al Seef as their community within the corridor. The studio and 1-bedroom inventory in particular draws airline professionals, corporate relocatees on shorter-term contracts, and young professionals who are in Abu Dhabi for a fixed period and want a clean, well-connected waterfront community without committing to the higher rents of Al Bandar or Al Muneera.*

Families who need affordable family-sized units in the Al Raha Beach district without the premium of Al Zeina’s villa pricing or Al Muneera’s townhouse market often find 3-bedroom and 4-bedroom Al Dana apartments their most practical option. The school run from Al Dana to Raha International School and GEMS American Academy is effectively the same duration (7–10 minutes) as from the more expensive eastern communities, which means families get near-equivalent school access at a meaningfully lower rental outlay. Long-term residents value the community’s relative quiet and the dual-bridge connectivity that makes the morning commute into Abu Dhabi city or to the airport both efficient and well-served by public transport.*

Al Raha Beach Hotel — Adjacent Hospitality

Al Raha Beach Hotel is connected to the Channel Street bridge network and is one of the most immediately accessible 5-star hotel facilities from Al Dana. The hotel offers eight dining venues, a spa and recreation club, beach access, a swimming pool, water sports including kayaking and diving, and seven meeting and event venues. For Al Dana residents, the hotel’s facilities extend the daily and weekend leisure offering considerably — breakfast, spa access, and waterfront dining are all reachable without joining the highway network. Al Raha Mall connects to the hotel complex via its ground-floor, adding a cinema, fashion retail, food court, and entertainment.

Supermarkets and Daily Essentials

LuLu Hypermarket, Waitrose, Spinneys, and Carrefour are all accessible from Al Dana within a short drive along Al Raha Boulevard. These four grocery anchors collectively cover the full range of preferences from budget-focused to premium international. Waitrose is accessible from the Al Zeina retail high street in approximately six minutes. Carrefour operates from the Al Muneera vicinity; Spinneys from Al Bandar and Al Muneera. Pharmacies, Al Dana Nursery, and a range of cafes and small retail outlets serve immediate daily needs within and adjacent to the community.

Al Raha Gardens — The School-Run Corridor

Directly across the E10 from the Al Raha Beach corridor lies Al Raha Gardens — the villa-based sister community and location of Raha International School and Yasmina British Academy. For Al Dana residents, the journey to the Al Raha Gardens school gates runs approximately 7–10 minutes via Channel Street, the E10 junction, and the Al Raha Gardens internal road. This school-run geography is shared by Al Bandar, Al Seef, and Al Dana families, meaning that parents from across the western half of Al Raha Beach effectively commute the same route to the IB and British curriculum schools in the Gardens. The Al Raha Gardens residential and retail environment is also accessible in the same timeframe for evening visits.

Al Raha Beach as a Mature Freehold Market

Al Dana is one of six residential sub-communities within the Al Raha Beach freehold zone: Al Hadeel, Al Seef, Al Dana, Al Bandar, Al Muneera, and Al Zeina, running from west (nearest Abu Dhabi city) to east (nearest Yas Island). Each sub-community has its own character, price level, and amenity profile, but all share the same district-level infrastructure: international schools in Al Raha Gardens, highway access via the E10, water taxi from Al Bandar Marina, and the full supermarket and healthcare cluster available along the corridor.

The Al Raha Beach freehold zone is one of Abu Dhabi’s most established waterfront investment markets, with the earliest communities (Al Bandar) in occupancy since 2010. This maturity means that schools, supermarkets, healthcare, transport connections, and dining are genuinely established rather than planned. Buyers and tenants entering Al Dana arrive in a fully functioning community environment rather than an early-stage development still completing its supporting infrastructure — a meaningful advantage in a market where new-build waterfront developments can take several years to reach this level of community completeness.*

A Note on What Is Not Published Here

Unlike the more prominent flagship sub-communities of Al Bandar, Al Muneera, and Al Zeina, Al Dana does not have an Aldar Community Portal profile or a comparable primary-source data set that provides confirmed unit counts, building names, completion dates, or developer attribution. This page contains only information that has been verified from multiple reliable sources. Figures for which no primary source confirmation exists — including total unit counts and the developer attribution — are deliberately not stated. For verified current specifics on available units, building names, and ownership history, contact Address Point Properties, who can conduct database-level enquiries on your behalf.

Frequently Asked Questions — Al Dana

What is distinctive about Al Dana’s geography?

Al Dana is a crescent-shaped island — the only crescent-geometry island in the Al Raha Beach development. Its curved form faces inward across the Al Raha Creek, providing calm waterway views from multiple unit orientations across the community. The crescent shape means that even units on different sides of the island have a waterfront relationship, with the creek visible in the concave direction and the wider Arabian Gulf accessible in the other. This is a meaningfully different waterfront experience from the peninsula and canal geometries of Al Bandar and Al Muneera, where the waterfront is a single defined edge rather than a curved surrounding.

Two road bridges connect Al Dana to the mainland: Al Raha Street to the west and Channel Street to the east. This dual access is a practical advantage — it means Al Dana has two independent entry points, reducing the single-point congestion that can affect communities with only one bridge. Both bridge names correspond directly to the bus stops that serve the community, giving public transport users a clear landmark reference for each access point. The Channel Street connection also runs directly to Al Raha Mall and Al Raha Beach Hotel, making those destinations accessible without leaving the bridge-connected road network.

What property types are available in Al Dana?

Al Dana offers studios, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, and 4-bedroom apartments, plus 4-bedroom townhouses. The townhouses feature separate dining and living areas, a powder room, a maid’s room, a modern kitchen, and bedrooms with built-in wardrobes. Apartments typically include creek-view or sea-view balconies, equipped kitchens, central air conditioning, and covered underground parking. All property is freehold. Contact Address Point Properties for current availability by unit type.*

What are rental prices in Al Dana?

Apartment rents in Al Dana range from AED 50,000 to AED 210,000 per year*, with the community average approximately AED 134,932 per year*. Studios average approximately AED 61,000; 1-bedroom AED 75,000; 2-bedroom AED 120,000; 3-bedroom AED 170,000; 4-bedroom AED 190,000 per year*. Al Dana consistently offers lower average rents than the flagship communities of Al Bandar, Al Muneera, and Al Zeina within the same Al Raha Beach freehold corridor. All figures are indicative and subject to market change.

What schools are near Al Dana?

Raha International School (IB, Abu Dhabi’s first IB-accredited school, established 2006) in Al Raha Gardens is the primary school for most Al Dana families, accessible in 7–10 minutes. GEMS American Academy (American and IB curricula) in Khalifa City is approximately 10 minutes. Rawafed Private School and Crescent International Private School serve the wider corridor. Al Dana Nursery operates within the community for early years provision.

Is Al Dana freehold?

Yes — all property in Al Dana is freehold and available for purchase by all nationalities. Al Dana is part of the Al Raha Beach designated freehold investment zone. Purchases of AED 2,000,000 or above qualify for the UAE 10-year Golden Visa, applicable to all freehold units in the Al Raha Beach development.

How does Al Dana compare to Al Bandar and Al Seef?

Al Dana sits between Al Seef and Al Bandar in the Al Raha Beach corridor. Compared to Al Bandar, Al Dana offers lower average rents and purchase prices but without Al Bandar’s marina, licensed promenade dining, and clubhouse infrastructure. Compared to Al Seef, which is one of the more affordable and compact western communities in the corridor, Al Dana offers similar pricing dynamics but with the crescent island waterfront character that gives it a more distinctive geographical setting. All three communities are within three minutes of each other by car, and Al Dana residents effectively share access to Al Bandar’s amenity infrastructure as a result.

Summary

Al Dana is a crescent-shaped freehold island within Al Raha Beach, connected to the mainland via Al Raha Street and Al Raha Street bridges, positioned between Al Seef to the west and Al Bandar to the east. Property types are studios, 1–4 bedroom apartments, and 4-bedroom townhouses. Rents range from AED 50,000–210,000 per year*; the average apartment rent is approximately AED 134,932 per year*. Studio average: AED 61k; 1BR: AED 75k; 2BR: AED 120k; 3BR: AED 170k; 4BR: AED 190k per year*. Bus stops at both bridge access points (Al Raha Street Stop and Channel Street Stop). Tajmeel Specialized Medical Center is the nearby specialist clinic; Mediclinic Khalifa City and NMC Royal Hospital are 10–12 minutes via the E10. Raha International School (IB) is 7–10 minutes in Al Raha Gardens. Al Raha Mall and Al Bandar Marina are both accessible in approximately three minutes. Airport approximately 10 minutes; Yas Island 10–15 minutes; city centre 20–25 minutes. All property freehold.

Prices marked with an asterisk (*) are indicative only, sourced from market research, and subject to change without notice. All Al Dana residential properties are freehold. Address Point Properties makes no warranty as to the accuracy or currency of the pricing information on this page.