This sector develops in the northern area of Dubai, on the border with the Emirate of Sharjah.
Dubai International Airport and Mushrif Public Park are also located in the sector.
All the artificial islands in front of the relevant section of coast are also part of the sector.
The new districts of Dubai Festival City and Dubai Creek Harbor and the areas behind them of Nad Al Hammar, Al Warqaa and Wadi Alshabak therefore fall within it.
It includes the vast area of Jebel Ali with its port and its industrial zone, the artificial island of Palm Jebel Ali and the building Al Wajeha Al Bahriah (Dubai Waterfront), as well as the residential area of Dubai Investment Park and the development of Madinat Al Mataar, also called Dubai South, which hosted Expo 2020 and is home to the new Al Maktoum International Airport.
The Sector also includes the community of Hatta which constitutes an exclave of Dubai located in the Ḥajar Mountains.
The land is part of the Dubai Non-Urban Area This sector is located in the central and southern area of the Emirate of Dubai of which it occupies a large part.