Darat Al-Hijra, Madinah
دار الهجرةDesignated zone · register code L011
Darat Al-Hijra is zone L011 on the Saudi Properties portal’s register and covers 1.1 km². Its nearest edge is 3.2 km from the Prophet's Mosque and its farthest 5.1 km. That is at least 44 to 53 minutes on foot. The one project listed here is Dar Al Hijrah.
Updated 19 September 2026
44–53 min on foot to the Prophet's Mosque, at least
Measured in a straight line from the zone's nearest edge on the regulator's boundary, and walked at 1.2 and 1.0 metres a second. Any route on foot takes longer. How the Haram Minute is worked out
Madinah, north up, with 10 designated zones drawn. You can zoom in. The table below the figure lists every zone.
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The Darat Al-Hijra Zone Plate · the zone on its published boundary, with its neighbours2026-09-19 edition
- Within an hour on foot
- Beyond an hour on foot
- Rings: minutes, then kilometres
View
- Residential building only
- Sacred precinct, approximate
- Landmarks, with airports and stations
- the Prophet's Mosque
- Nearest edge · 3.2 km
- Farthest edge · 5.1 km
- Neighbouring zone
The Darat Al-Hijra zone on its published boundary, with the neighbouring zones outlined. Zoom out to put it in the four kilometres around the Prophet's Mosque, or in the whole of Madinah. The register calls it Dar Al Hijrah.
Zone boundaries published by the Saudi Properties portal, retrieved 19 Sep 2026, simplified to 10 m for drawing; distances are measured on the full boundary, and the rings are straight-line distance at 1.2 m/s, a floor on the walk. Sacred precinct: approximate, traced from a published boundary map and georeferenced against the road network; not a survey.
Boundaries: Saudi Properties portal, 19 Sep 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. Drawing © Zullfa.
The figure’s data as a table
| Zone | Register code | On the register | Area | Nearest edge | Farthest edge | On foot, at least | What may be built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rua Al-Madinah | L048 | Rua Al Madinah · رؤى المدينة | 1.4 km² | 650 m | 1.8 km | 10–11 min | Residential building only |
| Madinah Zone 1 | L354 | Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah – Zone (1) · المدينة المنورة – منطقة (1) | 59 ha | 710 m | 1.7 km | 10–12 min | All six property uses |
| Downtown Madinah | L200 | Downtown Madinah · داون تاون المدينة | 41 ha | 3.0 km | 4.2 km | 42–51 min | All six property uses |
| Madinah Zone 2 | L300 | Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah – Zone (2) · المدينة المنورة – منطقة (2) | 58 ha | 3.1 km | 4.4 km | 44–53 min | All six property uses |
| Darat Al-Hijra | L011 | Dar Al Hijrah · دار الهجرة | 1.1 km² | 3.2 km | 5.1 km | 44–53 min | All six property uses |
| Knowledge Economic City | L023 | Knowledge Economic City · مدينة المعرفة الاقتصادية | 6.8 km² | 4.8 km | 9.2 km | Beyond walking distance | All six property uses |
| Al-Mahwa | L316 | Al-Mahwa · المهوى | 30 ha | 8.3 km | 9.1 km | Beyond walking distance | All six property uses |
| Mishraf | L211 | Mishraf · مشراف | 47 ha | 8.9 km | 9.7 km | Beyond walking distance | All six property uses |
| Al-Ghurra | L311 | Al-Ghurrah · الغرة | 2.4 km² | 10.8 km | 13.3 km | Beyond walking distance | All six property uses |
| Diyar Al-Maqar | L312 | Diyar Al-Muqarr · ديار المقر | 19 ha | 12.4 km | 13.0 km | Beyond walking distance | All six property uses |
The sacred precinct is drawn on this figure as a line, for orientation. No surveyed boundary for the haram of Madinah is published as open data, so this outline is traced from a circulated boundary map and fitted to the road network. It is approximate, to roughly 200 m. Nothing on this site is measured from it, and it decides nothing about ownership: the precinct and the designated zones are two different lines. Where it matters where the boundary runs, the signs on the ground are the authority. Zone boundaries: Saudi Properties portal, retrieved 19 Sep 2026, simplified to 10 m for drawing. Roads, rail, stations, landmarks and precinct signage: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0, retrieved 19 Sep 2026. Drawing © Zullfa, zullfa.com.
Zone details
- Open to
- Muslim individuals, resident or not
- Zone permits
- 100%ownership, or a usufruct of up to 99 years
- Edge to the mosque
- 3.2 kmnearest, to 5.1 km farthest
- Area
- 1.1 km²on the published boundary
- What may be built
- All property uses
- Projects here
- 11 listed
Saudi Properties portal: the zone's boundary and ownership-rules card, retrieved 19 Sep 2026.
The project here
Render: Rua Al Madinah Holding (PIF)Commercial only
Dar Al Hijrah
44–53 minOn foot at the least, from the zone’s nearest edge
Request the price listThe walk at the top of the page is each project's too: it is measured from the zone's edge, because no developer publishes a building's position.
What a home here costs
There is no asking price to quote for a new unit in Darat Al-Hijra. We can ask the developers for their price list.
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Who can buy here
Four kinds of buyer, inside the zones and elsewhere in the two cities.
| Buyer | Inside the zones | Elsewhere in the two cities |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim individual, resident or abroad | Yes | No |
| Saudi company with foreign shareholders | Yes | Ask us |
| Company incorporated abroad | No | No |
| Listed company, licensed fund or SPV | Yes | Yes |
From the law and its regulations as REGA publishes them. Companies have conditions of their own, set out in the ways to own.
What you would hold
The zone's card on the portal allows 100% ownership, or a usufruct of up to 99 years.
Which of the two a unit is sold as is the developer's choice, so settle it in writing before you pay anything. What to ask about freehold and usufruct.
We’ll ask the developers here to confirm it in writing
Read more
The zones were approved on 23 Jun 2026, and the boundary that decides whether a plot is inside Darat Al-Hijra is the one on the Saudi Properties portal's map. What a purchase costs on top of the price, the non-Saudi fee included, is in the cost calculator. The full rules for buyers from abroad are in the guide Can foreigners buy property in Makkah and Madinah?
Zones nearby
Each walk is the least it can take, from the zone's nearest edge.
Darat Al-Hijra is on the figure Madinah Within an Hour. The Haram Minute lists the zones of both cities, nearest first.
Common questions
Or ask us, and our assistant answers from the same sources.
Can I buy in Darat Al-Hijra if I live outside Saudi Arabia?
Yes, if you are a Muslim individual. REGA states that living abroad makes no difference to that right.
Is Darat Al-Hijra a designated zone?
Yes. It is one of the zones the regulator draws on the Saudi Properties portal’s map for Madinah, and in the two holy cities a non-Saudi may buy only inside those zones.
What is the first step?
A Saudi digital ID for property, which a buyer living abroad gets through a Saudi embassy.
Sources
REGA — system enters into force · 22 Jan 2026
In Makkah and Madinah, non-Saudi ownership and real rights are limited to Muslim natural persons (Law Art. 2(4)); REGA states this applies whether residing inside or outside the Kingdom.Saudi Properties portal — zone list and ownership-rules cards
On the Saudi Properties portal every designated zone in the two holy cities carries an ownership-rules card allowing a 100% ownership share, a usufruct of up to 99 years and all ten real-rights types (ownership and usufruct among them) for Muslim natural persons.Saudi Properties portal — zone boundaries
Zone areas and distances on this site come from the boundaries the Saudi Properties portal publishes for each zone; a distance is the straight line from the nearest point of that boundary to the Grand Mosque or the Prophet's Mosque, so the walk is always longer.FHWA — Capacity Analysis of Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities (FHWA-HRT-98-107) · 1 Feb 1998
The US Federal Highway Administration's pedestrian capacity study recommends a walking speed of 1.2 metres per second for most conditions, and 1.0 metres per second where more than a fifth of the people using a facility are aged 65 or over.Saudi Properties portal — zone card labels (zones.rules, English)
On the Saudi Properties portal's zone cards, allowed ownership percentage and usufruct duration are two separate labelled fields, each filled from its own value, so the 99 years is the longest usufruct term a card can show and does not limit ownership.REGA — law text, Art. 2(4) · 25 Jul 2025
Article 2(4) of the Law of Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis (Royal Decree M/14, in force 22 January 2026) limits the non-Saudi right to own property (تملك) and to acquire other real rights over it in Makkah and Madinah to Muslim natural persons, and the right it restricts is ownership itself, so a Muslim individual may own inside the designated zones and is not limited to usufruct.Premium Residency Law (English, MISA) · 1 Nov 2024
Usufruct rights in Makkah and Madinah of up to 99 years remain available (zone cards show 99 years; Premium Residency Law Art. 2(1)(e)).REGA — law text, Art. 2(3) · 25 Jul 2025
In Makkah and Madinah, non-Saudi purchases are only possible inside the designated geographic zones; the 'one residence outside zones' right for residents does not apply to the two holy cities.Saudi Properties portal — zones · 23 Jun 2026
The official interactive map of designated zones is published on the Saudi Properties portal at saudiproperties.rega.gov.sa/zones.SPA — Cabinet session · 23 Jun 2026
The Cabinet approved the Executive Regulations (decision 9) and the geographic scopes (decision 10) on 23 June 2026, and applications opened the same day on the Saudi Properties portal.Greenberg Traurig — implementing regulations · 6 Jul 2026
Foreign-incorporated companies and non-profits cannot own in Makkah and Madinah; Saudi-incorporated companies with foreign shareholders may own inside the zones (Law Art. 3).REGA — law text · 25 Jul 2025
Tadawul-listed companies, licensed funds and SPVs may own real estate Kingdom-wide including Makkah and Madinah under CMA rules (Law Art. 4).Saudi Properties portal — interface text · 9 Sep 2026
Non-resident buyers obtain a Saudi digital ID designated for real estate ownership through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi embassies).Gulf Business — REGA clarification · 8 Jul 2026
The non-Saudi ownership fee is set at 2% in Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah under Executive Regulations Art. 9; the law caps it at 5%.Rua Al Madinah Holding — Dar Al Hijrah project
Rua Al Madinah Holding offers Dar Al Hijrah to investors as three shell-and-core hotel towers of approximately 380, 380 and 614 keys and four office towers, 10 minutes from the Prophet's Mosque and 5 minutes from Quba Mosque, within a masterplan of over 1.1 million sqm.
Where each fact above comes from, with the source’s own date where it gives one.