Oqyana, which is also known as Oqyana-World First, is a development project being built on the man-made islands of The World, off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its name was taken from the the Arabic word for Oceanic and it will occupy 19 islands of The World, which correspond to the islands of Australasia (Australia and New Zealand).

Oqyana will have spectacular views of the Dubai coastline and be accessible from the mainland through a ferry service. It is expected to the residence of between 10 to 12 thousand people as it will will comprise of more than 1,650 sea-view apartments and mansions, 90 water homes, about 170 canal homes, and two high-end hotels, including a spa resort.

Oqyana will occupy a total area of 1.87 million square meters (20 million square feet) and a total onland area of 417 thousand square meters (4.5 million square feet). It will contain 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) of inter-linked walkways, 5,300 meters (17,388 feet) of shore front and a marina with over 1,500 private yacht berths. It is being developed at a cost of US$ 3.5 billion (AED 13 billion) by a division of Kuwait-based Investment Dar and was masterplanned by Australian-based Woods Bagot.

Expected Completion Date - In 2012
Managed by - OQYANA Real Estate Company
Location - The World, Dubai, United Arab Emirates