Hor Al Anz
Community in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Hor Al Anz (Arabic: هور العنز) is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The locality is in Deira, East Dubai. Hor Al Anz is bounded by routes D 82 (Abu Baker Al Siddique Road), E 11 (Al Ittihad Road), D 82 (Al Rasheed Road) and Baghdad Street (D 95) and is subdivided into Hor Al Anz and Hor Al Anz East.
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Hor Al Anz
هور العنز | |
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Community | |
Dubai Municipality Hor Al Anz Office | |
 Interactive map of Hor Al Anz | |
| Coordinates: 25.27668°N 55.33556°E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Dubai |
| City | Dubai |
| Boroughs | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 4.18 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2000)[1] | |
• Total | 40,343 |
| • Density | 9,650/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
History
Hor Al Anz is named after Al Anz (Arabic: العنز), a horse that belonged to Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum the former ruler of Dubai.[2] Hor (Arabic: هور) means a collapsed sand dune in Arabic.[3] Al Anz buckled, died, and was buried in a sand dune in the area and the name was given to the area due to the incident.[4]
As of 2000, the area has a population of 40,302.[1]
