mm al-Quwain is an emirate nationals cannot own land but can
in the north of the United own property in designated
Arab Emirates (the UAE). investment areas. It goes on to
This emirate has arguably the say that expats are able to
most attractive natural benefit from the ownership of
environment on the entire coast surface property under 99-year
of the UAE, it is located in a lease contracts.
wetland setting of islands,
One current development that
inlets and creeks which provide a allows foreigners to invest by
haven for various forms of way of purchasing 99-year
wildlife and seabirds. Only a leasehold of the properties is Al
kilometre from Umm al-Quwain city Salam City. The development is
is Seneyah Island, a nature being built over fifteen years in
reserve for Al Qaram trees, deer three phases; it is expected to
and a large variety of birds be fully completed by 2020.
including flamingos and large
Al Salam City is being built
colonies of cormorants which nest in Um al-Quwain city as a
in the mangroves around the combined residential and
eastern edge of the island. commercial project. Phase one of
The many water activities are a the project will include the
major attraction for tourists to construction of the
Umm al-Quwain. The city is built infrastructure for the entire
around a creek, which is used for project as well as 1,000
all forms of water sport. Umm residential villas in the first
al-Quwain also boasts Dreamland residential area and the
the world’s largest Aqua construction of 200 buildings of
Park.
5 to 10 floors in the second
Umm al-Quwain law number three residential area. This first
for 2006 states that non-UAE or phase is expected to be completed
GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) by 2009 and will include some
15,000 residential units. The constructed in ten phases with a
entire project when fully final completion date of 2011.
completed will house some five The property will available under
hundred thousand residents and is 99-year leasehold.
designed to be family friendly,
Umm al-Quwain Marina is a
with every apartment and villa development project being
cluster having their own access constructed in the emirate of Umm
to a private park, nurseries, al-Quwain. This construction will
children’s play areas and be another property development
swimming pools. The Al Salam City that will consist of both the use
development will also contain a of the natural shoreline and the
50-storey hotel and a huge construction of manmade islands.
shopping mall.
It will house some 8000
The White Bay development has residential units of various
recently begun construction; this types as well as 1200 hotel and
development is a resort style resort rooms.
residential community being
constructed both on the existing
stories. The development will align="center">
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