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Buy property in Madinah

Under the 2026 ownership law, Muslims worldwide can own property in designated zones of Madinah, including Rua Al Madinah, Knowledge Economic City and Downtown Madinah.

Why Madinah

Own within reach of Masjid an-Nabawi

Madinah draws millions of Muslims every year for Hajj, Umrah and ziyarah. For the first time, Saudi Arabia’s ownership law (in force since January 2026) gives Muslim buyers worldwide a freehold path here, inside designated zones approved by the Council of Ministers in June 2026.

  • Open to Muslim buyers resident inside or outside Saudi Arabia.
  • Applications run through REGA’s official Saudi Properties portal.
  • Budget ~10% in government charges: 5% RETT plus a non-Saudi transfer fee of up to 5%.
  • Zone boundaries and project status should always be verified against the portal before committing.
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Minarets of Masjid an-Nabawi, the Prophet’s Mosque, at dusk in Madinah

Designated ownership zones

Where you can own in Madinah

The Cabinet-approved geographic scope (June 2026) names these zones and projects. Within them, individual ownership is reserved for Muslims.

Approved zone

Rua Al Madinah

PIF giga-project regenerating the district east of the Prophet’s Mosque: 47,000+ hotel rooms, residential and cultural districts, 63% green space.

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Approved zone

Downtown Madinah

Central development zone about 3 km south-west of the Prophet’s Mosque.

Approved zone

Dar Al Hijrah

District about 3.5 km south-west of the central area.

Approved zone

Knowledge Economic City

Smart-city zone about 7 km east of the central area, home to five master developments including Al Alyaa and Dar Al Jewar.

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Approved zone

Mishraf

Residential district east of the city beside KEC — home to the Majdiah neighbourhood of 1,106 apartments and 379 villas.

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Approved zone

Al-Ghurrah

District about 12 km north-east of the central area.

Approved zone

Al-Mahwa

District about 9 km south-east of the central area.

Approved zone

Diyar Al-Muqarr

District about 13 km south of the central area.

Approved zone

Madinah Zone (1)

District just north-west of the central area, defined by the official geographic scope.

Approved zone

Madinah Zone (2)

District about 4 km south of the central area, defined by the official geographic scope.

Please note

Zone definitions and rules are set by the competent Saudi authorities and can be refined; the authoritative current scope is published on the official Saudi Properties portal. This page is general information, not legal advice.

Live listings

Available now in Madinah

Off-plan

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Majdiah

1–3 bed apartments & villas · Mishraf zone · 1 km to Haramain station

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Off-plan

Madinah

Al Alyaa at Knowledge Economic City

2–4 bed apartments · Within the Haram boundary

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The demand picture

A market built on devotion

Makkah and Madinah receive a vast, recurring flow of pilgrims every year, and Saudi Vision 2030 targets substantially higher Umrah capacity. Hospitality-grade residential supply near the Haramain remains constrained relative to that demand, which is the backdrop against which the new ownership zones were opened.

Nothing on this page is investment advice, and yields are never guaranteed.

More than an investment

A home for the heart

For most buyers this is deeply personal: a base for every Umrah, a legacy for their children, a foothold in the city their heart returns to. Both the emotional and the financial sides deserve to be weighed honestly.

Questions

Buying in Madinah: your questions answered

Yes, if they are Muslim. Under Saudi Arabia’s ownership law, in force since January 2026, property in Makkah and Madinah can be owned by Muslim individuals whether they live inside or outside the Kingdom, but only within designated zones approved by the Council of Ministers in June 2026. Non-Muslims cannot own in the Holy Cities, even inside those zones.

Yes. Muslim buyers living in the UK are eligible to apply for ownership in the designated zones of Makkah and Madinah, and residency in Saudi Arabia is not required. Applications are made through REGA’s official Saudi Properties portal, which opened for foreign applications in late June 2026.

The official Saudi Properties portal lists 12 zones in Makkah: Rou’a Al Haram Al Makki (the King Salman Gate project), Thakher Makkah, Masar, Jabal Omar, Ajyad Tower, Makkah Towers, Al Manar, Sumou Suburb, Tilal Village and Makkah Zones 1, 2 and 3. In Madinah it lists 10: Rua Al Madinah, Downtown Madinah, Dar Al Hijrah, Knowledge Economic City, Mishraf, Al-Ghurrah, Al-Mahwa, Diyar Al-Muqarr and Madinah Zones 1 and 2. The portal remains the definitive, current source.

Beyond the purchase price, buyers should budget for the 5% Real Estate Transaction Tax (RETT) plus a transfer fee on non-Saudi transactions, which the law caps at 5% and the July 2026 executive regulations set at 2% for Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah. Legal fees come on top, and which party pays which fee is negotiable in the contract.

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