Off-plan property in Um Fanain

Um Fanain is an inland part of Sharjah beside Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311), the highway that runs from Dubai through Sharjah towards the northern emirates. Until recently it was little known to property buyers. That changed in September 2026, when Azizi Developments launched Azizi Florence here, its first project outside Dubai.

Azizi describes Florence as Sharjah's largest master-planned residential community: 30 million sq ft with more than 10,000 homes in six gated clusters, a 1.7 million sq ft central park, a 700,000 sq ft community mall, schools and a hotel. Construction started with a groundbreaking in October 2026, and Azizi opened a sales centre in Um Fanain the same month. For now the district is essentially one large building site, so anyone buying here is buying a plan rather than an established neighbourhood.

Azizi's project page gives about 12 minutes by car to Sharjah International Airport, the SAIF Zone free zone, University Hospital Sharjah and the Muwaileh school cluster, 11 minutes to City Centre Al Zahia and 25 minutes to Dubai International Airport. Those times assume light traffic; the roads between Sharjah and Dubai are heavily congested at peak hours.

Sharjah has its own property rules and its own registration authority, the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department. Azizi markets Florence as freehold. Confirm the tenure, the registration fee and the resale rules in the sale agreement before you commit.