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Emaar's largest luxury villa masterplan, built around lagoons, waterways and mansion-scale plots.
Direct answer
The Oasis is a 100 million sq ft Emaar master community in Dubai built around lagoons, waterways and swimmable beaches. Emaar plans roughly 2,600 villas and mansions there, released in named phases such as Palmiera, Mirage, Lavita, Address Villas Tierra and Palace Villas Ostra. Villas start from AED 8.5 million and run to mansion phases above AED 36 million.
The Oasis is an Emaar Properties master-planned villa community in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Freehold. Emaar lists The Oasis among Dubai's freehold investment locations.
At a glance
100M sq ft
Masterplan area
Published by Emaar
2,600
Villas and mansions planned
Published by Emaar
25%
Open space and amenities
Published by Emaar
AED 8.5M
Lowest published villa price
Palmiera, per Emaar
Every figure above is published by the developer or a government source. Figures we could not source are not shown.
Projects
Each phase carries its own price, format and handover date. Filter the list, then compare the ones that fit.
Emaar Properties
The first Palmiera release and the lowest published entry price in The Oasis.
Emaar describes the plots as maximising views of the water canals. Frontage for every plot is not stated, so this is recorded as a view.
Launched
Emaar Properties
Second Palmiera phase, four-bedroom villas at a step up from the first release.
Emaar describes the plots as maximising views of the water canals. Frontage for every plot is not stated, so this is recorded as a view.
Launched
Emaar Properties
The only Oasis phase for which Emaar has published a full fact sheet: 59 villas in three architectural styles.
Emaar describes the plots as maximising views of the water canals. Frontage for every plot is not stated, so this is recorded as a view.
Launched, 59 units offered
Emaar Properties
Five and six-bedroom villas, the step up from the Palmiera phases.
Emaar describes the plots as maximising views of the water canals. Frontage for every plot is not stated, so this is recorded as a view.
Launched
Emaar Properties
The mansion tier: 43 homes of 21,000 to 35,500 sq ft.
Emaar describes the plots as maximising views of the water canals. Frontage for every plot is not stated, so this is recorded as a view.
Launched, 43 mansions
Emaar Properties
Address-branded villas inside The Oasis masterplan.
Emaar describes the plots as maximising views of the water canals. Frontage for every plot is not stated, so this is recorded as a view.
Launched
Emaar Properties
Palace-branded villas, the second branded phase in The Oasis.
Emaar describes the plots as maximising views of the water canals. Frontage for every plot is not stated, so this is recorded as a view.
Launched
Emaar Properties
Four to six-bedroom villas with one of the longest handover horizons in the community.
Emaar describes the plots as maximising views of the water canals. Frontage for every plot is not stated, so this is recorded as a view.
Launched
Emaar Properties
The most recent Marèva release in The Oasis.
Emaar describes the plots as maximising views of the water canals. Frontage for every plot is not stated, so this is recorded as a view.
Launched
Project names, developers and formats come from developer material. Prices, payment plans and handover dates are shown only where a source publishes them; anything marked indicative is market-sourced and should be confirmed before booking.
Pricing
Starting prices only. They represent the lowest published unit in each phase, not the price of any particular villa.
The Oasis sits on the western side of Dubai, reached from Al Yalayis Road, Expo Road and Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Street, with a future Al Khail Road extension published in Emaar's own project material. It is a low-density scheme by Dubai standards: 2,600 homes spread across 100 million sq ft, with a quarter of the land held for open space, parks and amenities.
The organising idea is water. Emaar describes interconnected waterways, lagoons and beaches running through the community rather than a single central feature, which is why the phases differ so much in price: proximity to water and plot width drive the gap between a Palmiera villa and a Lavita mansion far more than internal specification does.
Community facilities published by Emaar include landscaped parks, jogging and cycling tracks, a community centre with gym, wellness and spa facilities, retail centres, mosques and schools. Emaar also notes four international golf courses in the surrounding area, without naming them or publishing distances, so we do not print a drive time for them.
The Oasis is not one product. It runs across four clearly separated tiers, and buyers who compare a headline price without knowing which tier it belongs to end up comparing unlike things.
The entry price is the first filter. At AED 8.5 million for the cheapest published villa, The Oasis excludes most of the Dubai off-plan villa market. Buyers working below roughly AED 5 million will find nothing here and should start with The Valley or Dubai South instead.
The second is phase selection. Because prices, sizes and handover dates vary by phase rather than by unit, the phase you buy into determines almost everything about the purchase: your payment schedule, your completion year, and whether you own a branded or unbranded home. Two villas sold on the same day in The Oasis can hand over two years apart.
The third is resale liquidity. Most Oasis phases were absorbed quickly at launch and the visible market is now largely resale, where the price paid includes a premium over the original developer price. Where a phase is available only on resale, the original Emaar price shown on this page is a reference point, not an offer you can transact at today.
Finally, branded phases carry different ongoing costs to unbranded ones. Service charges for Address and Palace-branded villas are set separately and should be requested in writing before booking rather than assumed from the community average.
Fit
Buyers who want a large plot, low density and a water-led setting, and who are comfortable waiting until 2028 or later for handover.
Entry sits above AED 8.5 million and the release cadence is controlled by one developer, so this is a hold rather than a fast-turnover position.
Four to seven-bedroom formats with 5,600 sq ft as a starting point, plus schools, parks and a community centre inside the masterplan.
Address Villas Tierra and Palace Villas Ostra attach Emaar hospitality brands to the villa product, which unbranded phases do not.
Comparison
Four Dubai villa destinations that buyers shortlist against The Oasis, compared on published facts only.
| Community | Master developer | Product | Lowest published villa price | Setting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oasis | Emaar | Villas and mansions, 4 to 7 bed | AED 8.5M | Inland lagoons and waterways |
| Palm Jebel Ali | Nakheel | Beachfront villas, 5 to 7 bed | AED 18M | Sea frontage on reclaimed fronds |
| The Valley | Emaar | Villas and townhouses, 3 to 5 bed | AED 2.48M | Dubai–Al Ain Road, green and family-led |
| MBR City | Multiple developers | Villas and mansions, 4 to 7 bed | AED 10M | Central, close to Downtown Dubai |
Prices are the lowest figure each developer has published for a villa in that location. They are not like-for-like unit comparisons and do not include transaction costs.
Emaar publishes drive times from The Oasis in its Palmiera 3 fact sheet. Only those published figures appear below.
Source: Emaar Palmiera 3 fact sheet. Emaar also cites four international golf courses nearby but publishes no distance for them, so none is shown here.
Questions
Short answers first, with the qualification that matters underneath.
Emaar Properties PJSC is the master developer. Every phase released in The Oasis so far has been an Emaar product, including the Address and Palace-branded villa phases.
Emaar has released Palmiera, Palmiera 2, Palmiera 3, Mirage, Lavita, Address Villas Tierra, Palace Villas Ostra, Marèva and Marèva 2. Formats run from four-bedroom villas of about 5,666 sq ft to seven-bedroom mansions of up to 35,500 sq ft.
The lowest price Emaar has published for the community is AED 8.5 million, in the first Palmiera phase. Mirage was published at AED 15.8 million and the Lavita mansions at AED 36 million. Resale prices differ from these launch figures.
Yes. Emaar lists The Oasis among Dubai's freehold property locations, which means buyers of any nationality can own outright rather than on leasehold.
The masterplan is built around interconnected lagoons, waterways and swimmable beaches, and individual plots differ in how directly they face water. Water frontage is a plot-level attribute here, so it must be confirmed against the specific unit rather than assumed from the phase.
Four bedrooms in the Palmiera phases, five and six in Mirage, four to six in the branded and Marèva phases, and six to seven in the Lavita mansions.
Emaar publishes a full schedule only for Palmiera 3: 10% on booking, three further 10% instalments on set dates, four 10% instalments tied to 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% construction, and 20% at completion. Plans for other phases have not been published by Emaar and should be requested in writing.
Published and market-reported handover dates run from Q4 2027 for the first Palmiera phase to Q1 2030 for Marèva 2. Emaar has confirmed October 2028 for Palmiera 3 in its own fact sheet.
That depends on your holding period and entry price, and we do not publish return figures. What can be stated factually: entry is above AED 8.5 million, supply is controlled by a single developer, handover runs to 2030, and most phases now trade on resale rather than at the original developer price.
Methodology
Prices, inventory, payment plans and handover dates can change. Confirm current developer or resale availability before making a purchase decision.
Next step
Phases in The Oasis differ by price, plot, brand and handover year. Tell us the budget and completion date you are working to and we will come back with the phases that actually fit, plus what is available on resale.
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