When will Zaya Zuha Island be completed?

The developer registered handover for June 2025; that date has passed with no completion recorded, 13 months on, and the project was 68% built as of July 2026. A registered date is the developer’s own, not a delivery forecast. Dubai Land Department project register as of July 2026.

What does Zaya Zuha Island cost per square foot?

AED 2,744 per sqft, the median of 4 registered off-plan sales in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026; the median unit sold for AED 68.58M.

Is Zaya Zuha Island in escrow?

Yes: the Land Department register names بنك دبي التجاري (ش.م.ع) as the project’s escrow agent, the bank that holds buyers’ payments for the developer. Dubai Land Department project register as of July 2026.

Who is the developer of Zaya Zuha Island?

The register names the master developer, Nakheel, which owns the land; the company building the project is not recorded. Dubai Land Department project register as of July 2026.

How many villas does Zaya Zuha Island have?

27 registered villas. Dubai Land Department project register as of July 2026.

Off-plan villas · DLD project register as of 6 Jul 2026

Zaya Zuha Island

Under construction · 27 villas · started Mar 2023 · The World Islands

Registered for handover in Q2 2025 and 68% built in July 2026, 13 months past that date. Off-plan units sell at AED 68.58M (AED 2,744/sqft) over 4 sales in 12 months.

Off-plan price, typical unit

68.58MAED

AED 2,744/sqft · 4 sales in 12 months

Built68%

Started Mar 2023Registered handover Jun 2025 · overdue

DLD project register, Jul 2026

Median off-plan sale: AED 68.58M
Registered villas: 27
Escrow: بنك دبي التجاري (ش.م.ع)

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Is Zaya Zuha Island a safe off-plan buy?In escrow; 68% built and 13 months past its registered handover; no record of the builder

Is it on schedule?68% built in July 2026, 13 months past its registered June 2025 handover · DLD project register, Jul 202668%Context
Is my money protected?Payments go to an escrow account at بنك دبي التجاري (ش.م.ع), as registered with the Land DepartmentEscrowContext
Is the price fair?AED 2,744/sqft over 4 off-plan sales; too few sales to compare2,744Context
Is it selling?4 off-plan sales registered in the last 12 months, of 27 villas4Context
Who is building it?The register names the master developer, Nakheel; the builder is not recordedNo record

A registered date is not a delivery forecast · 79% of recorded completions carry their planned date to the day · DLD register, July 2026

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How other The World Islands projects are tracking1 of the 2 nearest-to-finished are past their registered dates

Project	%
The Heart of Europe 1	84%	Sept 2022 · past date
Zaya Zuha Islandthis project	68%	Jun 2025 · past date
Amali Island	7%	Mar 2027

“Past date”: the registered date has already passed · 2 of 3 live The World Islands projects past theirs · DLD register and inspections, October 2026

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As registered with the Land DepartmentWhere Zaya Zuha Island is, and who is on its register row

Escrow agent: بنك دبي التجاري (ش.م.ع)
Master developer: Nakheel
Registered start: March 2023
Configuration: G+2F 30 Nos (as per IMS),B+G+2F+R as per developer Luxury Villas.The project designed to have a concrete structure and block with internal and external finishes.

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Construction progress is the percentage DLD recorded in its project register as of July 2026, the latest DLD record for this project; the register lags DLD’s inspections by months, so it is dated separately. The developer is the company licensed to build it, by the register’s own licence number; the master developer owns the land under it and is often another company entirely. Off-plan price is the median of registered off-plan sales filed under this project number, 12 months to 12 Oct 2026.

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When will Zaya Zuha Island be completed?: The developer registered handover for June 2025; that date has passed with no completion recorded, 13 months on, and the project was 68% built as of July 2026. A registered date is the developer’s own, not a delivery forecast. Dubai Land Department project register as of July 2026.
What does Zaya Zuha Island cost per square foot?: AED 2,744 per sqft, the median of 4 registered off-plan sales in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026; the median unit sold for AED 68.58M.
Is Zaya Zuha Island in escrow?: Yes: the Land Department register names بنك دبي التجاري (ش.م.ع) as the project’s escrow agent, the bank that holds buyers’ payments for the developer. Dubai Land Department project register as of July 2026.
Who is the developer of Zaya Zuha Island?: The register names the master developer, Nakheel, which owns the land; the company building the project is not recorded. Dubai Land Department project register as of July 2026.
How many villas does Zaya Zuha Island have?: 27 registered villas. Dubai Land Department project register as of July 2026.

Off-plan record for Zaya Zuha Island

Record type: Project-level off-plan register record
Data date: 2026-10-12
Evidence base: 27 registered villas; DLD project register as of 2026-07-06
Sources: Dubai Land Department project register, construction inspections and title register; sale transactions
Canonical record: /off-plan/villas/dubai/the-world-islands/zaya-zuha-island
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Zaya Zuha Island, off-plan.” The World Islands, Dubai. Register to 2026-07-06, data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/off-plan/villas/dubai/the-world-islands/zaya-zuha-island