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Your Guide to Apartments for Rent in Shabiya 11, Mussafah

Shabiya 11 is one of the numbered sub-communities inside Mussafah Shabiya, the residential pocket across the bridge from Abu Dhabi's main island and alongside the Mussafah industrial zone. It has a grid of low-rise apartment buildings on named internal streets, with ground-floor shops and villas mixed between the taller blocks.

Day-to-day life here plays out on the service roads rather than at any single center. Grocery stores, bakeries, laundries, and small restaurants line the ground floors, so residents can walk to most daily errands from their front doors. This makes apartments in Shabiya practical for everyday living.

The wider Shabiya cluster, including neighboring Shabiya 9, shares the same mosques, parks, and clinics, while Mussafah's showrooms, workshops, and offices are a short drive away. Residents can also find homes in Shabiya close to these work and service areas.

It suits tenants who want straightforward Abu Dhabi apartment living on a working budget, especially those commuting into Mussafah or ICAD. The main trade-off is density. It is a utilitarian neighborhood rather than a landscaped master community, so expect pressure on street parking and limited green space between buildings. This can matter when comparing houses for rent in Abu Dhabi.

Market Overview

The rental stock in Shabiya 11 is inside the low-rise residential blocks that make up this pocket of Mussafah. Apartments for rent in Shabiya 11 lean toward family-sized layouts, with two and three bedroom units forming most of what reaches the market.

Sizes tend to run from compact two-bedroom floors around 1,100 sqft up to larger three-bedroom homes closer to 1,800 sqft. Finishes are straightforward, and most buildings offer basic parking and lift access.

Annual rents currently range from about AED 33,000 at the lower end to AED 105,000 for the largest, better-finished units, with a median near AED 69,000. The gap reflects unit size, floor level, condition, and whether the apartment comes furnished or unfurnished.

Apartments Available for Rent in Shabiya 11

Who Should Rent an Apartment in Al Shabiya 11?

Mussafah workers
Renters working in Mussafah's industrial zones get a short commute from Shabiya 11.
Budget-conscious singles
Entry rents from AED 33,000 a year suit single tenants watching their housing costs.
Small families
Larger apartments stretching toward AED 105,000 give families room without crossing into the city.
Shared-household tenants
Flatmates splitting a lease find Shabiya 11 workable, with a median rent near AED 69,000.
Mid-market tenants
Renters wanting Mussafah access without villa pricing land comfortably in the Shabiya 11 apartment market.

Why Rent Apartments in Al Shabiya 11, Mussafah?

Rents that stretch further
Apartments for rent in Shabiya 11 run from around AED 33,000 to AED 105,000 a year, with the middle of the market located near AED 69,000. That gives renters real room to pick a layout that fits the household rather than squeezing to meet a central-city rent.
Low-rise Shabiya layout
The Shabiya 11 cluster is built on the same low-rise grid as the rest of Shabiya. As a result, apartment blocks stay walkable to corner shops, laundries, and small supermarkets without needing to drive for every errand.
Mussafah on the doorstep
Shabiya 11 is inside the Mussafah-Shabiya zone, which keeps workshops, warehouses, and ICAD industrial jobs close by. For anyone commuting into Mussafah's business and industrial streets, the drive is short and predictable.
Mix of households
The resident mix in Shabiya 11 leans toward young professionals and shared student households, with a smaller share of families. That shapes the rental stock: compact one and two-bedroom apartments outnumber the larger family layouts.
Easy run to the rest of Abu Dhabi
Shabiya 11 connects out through Mussafah's main roads toward Mohammed Bin Zayed City, the airport road, and onward to Abu Dhabi island. Tenants working across the capital can keep a Shabiya 11 base without being locked into one side of town.
Neighboring Shabiya clusters for comparison
Renters who like the Shabiya 11 feel but want to compare rents or layouts can look at adjacent clusters like Shabiya 9 within the same Shabiya grid. This makes it easy to shortlist apartments without leaving the neighborhood.

Amenities and Lifestyle

Daily errands in Shabiya 11 stay close to home, with schools, clinics, groceries, and Mussafah's wider retail strip all within easy reach of the apartment blocks.

Schools

Al Dhafra Private Schools, Mussafah
Bright Riders School, Abu Dhabi
Future International School
Al Ameer Private School

Hospitals

NMC Royal Medical Center, Mussafah
Burjeel Medical Center, Shabiya
LLH Hospital, Musaffah
Lifeline Medical Center

Supermarkets

Lulu Hypermarket, Mussafah
Carrefour Market, Shabiya
Al Maya Supermarket
West Zone Fresh Supermarket

Restaurants

Automatic Restaurant
Karachi Darbar
Filli Cafe
Bikanervala

Malls

Mussafah Mall
Capital Mall
Dalma Mall

Shabiya 11: getting around

Shabiya 11 is inside the Mussafah Shabiya grid, and daily movement here runs on cars and buses rather than rail. The street layout is simple, with numbered blocks and a good range of surface parking outside the low-rise apartment buildings.

Residents who commute into central Abu Dhabi tend to lean on the main arterial roads that frame Mussafah. Shorter trips to supermarkets, clinics, and workshops stay within the neighborhood itself.

Pros and cons of renting Apartments in Shabiya 11