Saadiyat Island is the premier tourism development project within Abu Dhabi, located 500m from the City Centre and covers 27 square kilometres. Saadiyat Island is planned to accommodate 160,000 residents, with TDIC investing an estimated 30 Billion USD (excludes Private Developer Investment) into developing the Island over the next 15 years. www.aldar.com
Saadiyat Island is divided into seven distinctive Districts based on land use characteristics, including Saadiyat Beach, Cultural, Marina, Promenade, Lagoons, Reserve and Retreat Districts. The Cultural District includes five iconic Museums (Louvre, Guggenheim, Zayed National, Maritime and the Performing Arts Centre), which award-winning Architects have designed (https://youtu.be/aYr5Z6jY1do).
Saadiyat Island is intended to be developed as self-contained, incorporating all elements of a central City Centre, cultural centres, marinas, resorts, transportation hub and community facilities. All development on the Island has been designed to meet World’s best practices in Urban Design and Sustainable Development standards.