Hayyan by Alef

Hayyan is a large villa community by Alef Group on Emirates Road at the edge of Sharjah, close to Sharjah National Park, University City and both the Sharjah and Dubai airports. Spread over 6.6 million sq ft, it has 1,882 villas and townhouses across seven zones: Arim 1 to 3, Alma, Samr 1 and 2, and Deem.

Homes range from two and three-bedroom townhouses to four to seven-bedroom villas. In the Deem zone, two-bedroom townhouses of around 1,759 sq ft start from about AED 1.7 million and three-bedrooms from about AED 1.9 million, with villas of around 3,300 to 9,400 sq ft on request. In Samr, three-bedroom townhouses start from about AED 2.4 million.

The community is built around Sharjah's largest swimmable lagoon (60,278 sq ft) and largest community park, with more than 22,000 trees, 80,000 sq ft of organic edible gardens, a 4 km cycling and jogging track, a clubhouse, gym, mosque, community mall and sports courts. Smart homes come with private gardens, and selected villas have pools. Ownership is freehold for all nationalities.