Areas, free zones and industrial estates in the UAE
Doing business in a free zone, an industrial estate or a trading district in the UAE is different from an office tower. Find your area to see how TAQNIX ERP fits it.
Business district · Dubai
Business Bay
Business Bay is a mixed-use commercial district beside the Dubai Water Canal, close to Downtown Dubai.
Trading district · Dubai
Deira
Deira lies on the northern bank of Dubai Creek and is one of the oldest trading districts in the city.
Industrial area · Dubai
Al Quoz
Al Quoz is an industrial and warehouse district inland from the coast.
Port area · Dubai
Jebel Ali
Jebel Ali in southwest Dubai is home to Jebel Ali Port and the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA), a widely known free zone in the region.
Technology park · Dubai
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Dubai Silicon Oasis is a technology park and free-zone community in eastern Dubai, run by its own authority.
Industrial area · Dubai
Dubai Investments Park
Dubai Investments Park is a planned industrial and logistics community in the southwest of Dubai, set back from the coast.
Free zone · Dubai
Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZA)
The Dubai Airport Freezone, known as DAFZA, is a free zone next to Dubai International Airport.
Free zone · Dubai
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
The Dubai International Financial Centre is a financial free zone with its own legal framework, built around Gate Avenue and the office towers beside it.
Mixed-use area · Dubai
Al Qusais
Al Qusais is a large district in eastern Dubai, close to the airport, where residential blocks sit beside industrial areas.
Industrial area · Dubai
Ras Al Khor
Ras Al Khor is an industrial area on the inner end of Dubai Creek, beside the Ras Al Khor wildlife sanctuary.
Industrial area · Abu Dhabi
Mussafah
Mussafah is the main industrial area of Abu Dhabi, on the mainland side of the capital.
Industrial area · Abu Dhabi
Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD)
KIZAD is the industrial zone that surrounds Khalifa Port, between Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Business district · Abu Dhabi
Al Maryah Island
Al Maryah Island is the home of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the capital's financial free zone.
Industrial area · Sharjah
Sharjah Industrial Area
The Sharjah Industrial Area is a long-established belt of numbered industrial sectors in the emirate.
Free zone · Sharjah
SAIF Zone
The Sharjah Airport International Free Zone, known as SAIF Zone, sits beside Sharjah International Airport.
Free zone · Sharjah
Hamriyah Free Zone
Hamriyah Free Zone is on the Gulf coast north of Sharjah city and is built around its own port.
Free zone · Ajman
Ajman Free Zone
Ajman Free Zone is one of the older free zones in the northern emirates, close to Ajman Port.
Industrial area · Ajman
Al Jurf
Al Jurf is an industrial area in Ajman, with a mix of workshops, carpentry and furniture makers, building-material yards, small factories and warehouses.
Free zone · Ras Al Khaimah
RAKEZ (Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone)
RAKEZ is the Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, a government-backed authority that offers both free-zone and industrial space across several locations in the emirate.
Free zone · Fujairah
Fujairah Free Zone
Fujairah Free Zone lies close to the port of Fujairah and to the city, on the east coast.
Port area · Fujairah
Port of Fujairah
The Port of Fujairah is a deepwater port on the Gulf of Oman and one of the main places in the region where ships take on fuel and supplies.
Free zone · Umm Al Quwain
Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone
The Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone is the emirate's main free zone, aimed at small and mid-sized companies.