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Ramhan Island

Ramhan Island is a 4 million sq m single-developer island off the Abu Dhabi coast, built by Eagle Hills. The published programme runs to more than 1,800…

Emirate
Abu Dhabi
Ownership
On request
Metro
On request
Projects analysed
1

Figures as at September 2026

Image: Eagle Hills · computer-generated render

Ramhan Island connectivity: metro, bus and roads

We publish no drive times for Ramhan Island because we have not measured any. Island drive times in marketing material are usually quoted from the causeway rather than from a plot, and rarely at commuting hour.

  • Metro
    • No metro or rail serves Abu Dhabi island or its offshore islands.
  • BusNone recorded
  • Road2 corridors
    • Reached by a dedicated causeway from the Abu Dhabi mainland coast
    • No public transport connection; access is by car

Ramhan Island is a 4 million sq m single-developer island off the Abu Dhabi coast, built by Eagle Hills. The published programme runs to more than 1,800 standalone villas, 900 marina residences, branded residences, a marina hotel and a 1.7 km retail promenade. Access is by causeway and car; there is no rail. Because one company builds and maintains everything on it, both the quality control and the delivery risk sit with a single counterparty.

Ramhan Island is a 4 million sq m island off the Abu Dhabi coast being developed by Eagle Hills, with about 2.2 million sq m of it developable. The published programme is more than 1,800 standalone villas, 900 marina residences, luxury branded residences, a marina hotel with serviced residences, a wellness centre and a retail promenade of roughly 1.7 km.

What kind of address this is

It is a single-developer island, which is the important structural fact. Everything on it — the villas, the marina, the hotel, the promenade, the maintenance of all of it — comes from one company on one programme. That concentrates both the upside and the risk: there is no second developer to pick up a stalled phase, and no established resale market to price against.

Abu Dhabi also has no public project register equivalent to Dubai’s, so the construction-progress and escrow checks a buyer can run in Dubai are not available here in the same form. Contract awards and developer announcements are most of what is on the record.

Where it is

The island sits off the mainland coast east of Abu Dhabi city and is reached by a dedicated causeway rather than by public transport. There is no metro or rail on Abu Dhabi island or its offshore islands, so access is by car. We publish no drive times because we have not measured any, and island drive times in marketing material are usually quoted from the causeway rather than from a plot.

Last reviewed 9 September 2026 · How we verify

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Ramhan Island rental yield: gross versus net

Every yield quoted in a listing is gross. This is the same purchase after the costs that are not optional. Change any figure and the answer updates.

Gross yield7.50%
Net yield5.85%

Drag: 165 basis points

Annual rent120,000
Service charge−5,600
Management−7,200
Voids−9,600
Insurance and maintenance−4,000
Net income93,600

District cooling is not included. Where a unit is on Empower or Emicool, the fixed capacity charge accrues whether or not anyone is living there, and it is generally the owner cost unless the tenancy contract shifts it.

Property ownership and regulation in Abu Dhabi

UAE property law is set emirate by emirate, not federally. What follows applies in Abu Dhabi and does not carry across to other emirates.

Regulator
Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC), under the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT)
Property register
ADREC real estate register
Foreign ownership
Freehold for foreign nationals within designated investment zones

Off-plan and escrow

Law No. 3 of 2015 regulates the real estate sector, as amended by Law No. 2 of 2025. Buyer payments must be deposited into a project-specific escrow account at a DMT-approved bank, with funds released only against verified construction milestones. DMT and ADREC issued a package of four administrative decisions covering escrow management before milestones, governance of jointly owned property, standardised owners committee bylaws, and the compensation and refund regime where an off-plan purchaser defaults.

Ownership in detail

Foreign ownership is confined to investment zones. The regime was materially rebuilt across 2025 and 2026, so contracts signed before those changes should be read against the version of the law in force at the time.

Sources: adrec.gov.ae, www.dmt.gov.ae.

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How we checked this

Sources and verification

2 publishers · 1 document · reviewed 9 Sep 2026

  • Ramhanislandramhanisland.com
  • Eaglehillseaglehills.com
  • Gulf Construction, Eagle Hills unveils luxury island project in Abu Dhabi, 9 September 2026Document

Figures as at September 2026.