Hudayriyat Island

Hudayriyat Island is Modon's 51 million sq m island off Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, where Nawayef stands. On Nov 12, 2026 Modon lists seven communities there, from apartments at AED 2M to villas at AED 9M, and Nawayef South, due in December 2026 by a broker's account, would be the eighth.

On Nov 12, 2026, Modon's Hudayriyat Island page lists seven communities, the newest being Wadeem Gardens, launched on Sep 30, 2026. Nawayef South is not on the list yet. This page places Nawayef among its neighbors and says what is on the island besides homes.

Where a Nawayef hill sits among the island's communities

All figures are Modon's, as listed that day. The last column is our arithmetic: the starting price divided by the smallest listed size, converted to square feet. It assumes the starting price buys the smallest home, which Modon does not state.

Community	Homes	Bedrooms	Starting price	Smallest size	Per sq ft, our estimate	Handover
Nawayef Park Views	Apartments	1 to 4	AED 2M	not listed		Q1 2028
Bashayer	Villas and apartments	1 to 5	AED 2.1M	112 sq m	about AED 1,742	Q1 2029
Nawayef Village	Townhouses	listed as 1 to 5	AED 4.1M	not listed		Q1 2029
Hudayriyat Golf Estates	Villas, mansions, townhomes	3 to 6	AED 4.2M	204 sq m	about AED 1,913	Q3 2030
Nawayef East	Villas and mansions	4 to 8	AED 6.6M	370 sq m	about AED 1,657	December 2028
Wadeem Gardens	Villas	4 to 6	AED 8.7M	532 sq m	about AED 1,519	Q2 2031
Al Naseem Community	Villas and apartments	1 to 5	AED 9M	669 sq m	about AED 1,250	Q4 2027

Two things stand out. By our estimate Nawayef East's entry rate per square foot sits in the middle of the island, below the golf estate's townhomes and above Wadeem Gardens and Al Naseem, though Modon does not say whether each listed size is a home or its plot. And the page's own figures do not always agree: its card for Nawayef Village says 1 to 5 bedrooms where the launch release says three to five, and its FAQ gives Al Naseem's handover as Q4 2026 and Bashayer's as Q3 2028, earlier than the cards.

We think Nawayef South will be priced against Hudayriyat Golf Estates more than against the earlier hills, because that is where a buyer with the same budget can go today.

The island in Modon's numbers

Size. More than 51 million sq m, which the 2023 masterplan release put at about 53.8% of the size of Abu Dhabi Island.
Coast. The masterplan adds 53.5 km of coastline, 16 km of it beach.
Cycling. A 220 km network of cycle tracks.
Park. An urban park of more than 2.25 million sq m, which Modon calls the largest in the emirate.
Link. One dedicated bridge to the city, landing opposite Al Bateen (Location and Drive Times).
Ownership. Freehold for all nationalities, with ownership of the land under the home.

What is already open

0:35 Unlike most off-plan sites, the island had visitors before it had residents. Modon's FAQ says the leisure and sports districts, including Marsana, 321 Sports and the public beaches, are open to the public, while the residential communities are gated. Modon announced in August 2024 that Surf Abu Dhabi, the wave pool built with Kelly Slater Wave Co, would open to the public that October, and in June 2025 that the Mouratoglou Tennis Center had opened at 321 Sports. The clip is the sunset terrace that ends Modon's first Nawayef film.

Still to come by Modon's account are Velodrome Abu Dhabi, which the 2023 release scheduled for 2025, and schools and clinics, for which the FAQ says only that plots are allocated. Until they open, it points residents to schools and hospitals in Al Bateen and Al Mushrif on the mainland.