Al Quoz is primarily an industrial area, but is also known for its contemporary art galleries, shops and restaurants.

It hosts Al Quoz Pond Park and borders the newly built MBR City.

[5] As of the latest data from the Dubai Statistics Centre, the total population of Al Quoz is approximately 314,981.

The government of Dubai launched the Al Quoz Creative District as part of the Dubai 2040 cityplan; it will serve as a one‑stop shop and free zone area for creative‑related services, and as a centre for issuing relevant business permits and visas.

The new zone will be an integrated development, with multipurpose spaces for artists, designers, and other creatives to live, work, exhibit, and sell their products.

Flames from the explosion spread to seventy warehouses nearby, causing at least AED 600,000,000 ($170 million) of damage.

[9] On 25 April 2022, a worker in Al Quoz industrial was sentenced to life in jail for killing his employer who rejected his leave request to travel back home.