Dubai Hills journal

How the district works: its history, roads, schools, healthcare, mall, restaurants, park and neighbourhoods. Every fact is checked against a primary source.

• How Dubai Hills came to be: the land, the vision, the master plan and the area's growthIn June 2013, Emaar and Meraas Holding joined forces on a site covering more than 11 million square metres. Over the years that followed, residential neighbou
• Where Dubai Hills is, how to get around Dubai from here and which roads are being builtThe district sits at the junction of two major highways, while its 13 mall bridges handle up to 23,500 cars an hour. We look at how the neighbourhood is laid out, travel
• Dubai Hills schools and nurseries: curricula, ratings and feesThere are 23 schools and 10 nurseries around Dubai Hills Park. We look at straight-line distances, curricula and annual fees from AED 18,000 to AED 123,442.
• Dubai Hills restaurants and cafes: a complete guide to the neighbourhood's food sceneThe neighbourhood is home to dozens of dining venues, including a Neapolitan pizzeria with 150 years of history and a modern European restaurant. There are
• Dubai Hills Mall and neighbourhood shops: a guide to shopping in Dubai Hills EstateThe two-level mall spans 2 million sq ft and brings together 380 shops, 106 cafes and restaurants, a hypermarket and an indoor roller coaster.
• Dubai Hills hospitals, clinics and pharmacies: where to get medical care in the neighbourhoodDubai Hills has a 100-bed general hospital, with plans to expand it to 200 beds by 2028.
• Dubai Hills park, golf and sport: 180,000 sq m of parkland, 18 holes and 54 km of pathsDubai Hills Estate sets aside 1,450,000 sq m for parks and open space. It has an 18-hole championship golf course, a central park cov
• Everyday life in Dubai Hills: mosques, banks, petrol stations and servicesThe community mosque has room for 313 worshippers, while everyday services are found at Dubai Hills Mall, Maple 1 and Park Ridge.
• Dubai Hills neighbourhoods and homes: what is where and who built itDubai Hills Estate contains 72 residential projects: 43 have been completed and 24 are under construction.