
dubai
Dubai Hills Estate is a large masterplanned community developed jointly by Emaar and Meraas, sitting at the intersection of Al Khail Road and Umm Suqeim Street inside Mohammed Bin Rashid City. It is built around an 18-hole golf course and Dubai Hills Mall, combining villas, townhouses and apartment clusters. The community borders Al Barsha South along Al Khail Road and sits directly across that road from Jumeirah Village Circle.
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Lifestyle
Daily life centres on the golf course and Dubai Hills Park rather than a single retail strip: residents walk or cycle along the park's shaded paths, and Dubai Hills Mall (opened February 2022, over 750 outlets) supplies the main concentration of shopping, dining and a cineplex. The community is car-oriented, laid out around wide internal roads rather than a dense pedestrian core, and does not yet have its own metro station.
Transport
Dubai Hills Estate has no metro station of its own. The nearest Red Line stations are Mall of the Emirates and Equiti, both about a 20-minute drive via Umm Suqeim Street (D63); the RTA's DH1 bus route connects Equiti metro station to Dubai Hills Estate. The community sits at the junction of Al Khail Road (E44) and Umm Suqeim Street (D63), with further access from Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311), and borders Al Barsha South along Al Khail Road, directly across that road from Jumeirah Village Circle.
Schools
GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail, established in 2013 on Al Khail Road near Dubai Hills Golf Club, follows the National Curriculum for England for more than 2,400 students from Foundation Stage to Year 13.
Healthcare
King's College Hospital Dubai Hills operates a 100-bed multispecialty tertiary hospital inside the community, on Al Khail Road at the Marabea' East exit, alongside a King's medical and diabetes centre at Park Heights Square 2.
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