Muhaisnah

Community in Dubai, United Arab Emirates From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Muhaisnah (Arabic: محيصنة) is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates situated in eastern Dubai in Deira.

CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Boroughs
List
  • Muhaisnah 1
  • Muhaisnah 2
  • Muhaisnah 3
  • Muhaisnah 4
Quick facts محيصنة, Country ...
Muhaisnah
محيصنة
Community
Interactive map of Muhaisnah
Coordinates: 25.24640°N 55.41847°E / 25.24640; 55.41847
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateDubai
CityDubai
Boroughs
List
  • Muhaisnah 1
  • Muhaisnah 2
  • Muhaisnah 3
  • Muhaisnah 4
Area
 • Total
13 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Population
[1] (2016)
 • Total
234,117
 • Density18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
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Neighborhoods

Muhaisnah comprises four sub-communities:

  • Muhaisnah 1
  • Muhaisnah 2
  • Muhaisnah 3
  • Muhaisnah 4

Muhaisnah 1 and Muhaisnah 2 are bounded to the west by route E 311 (Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road) and to the east by route D 56, while Muhaisnah 3 and Muhaisnah 4 are bounded to the west by D 62 (Al Rashidiya Road) and to the east by E 311. Muhaisnah is bordered by Al Qusais to the west, Al Twar to the west and southwest, Al Mizhar to the east and Mirdif to the south. With over 235,000 residents, Muhaisnah is the most populous community in Dubai.[2]

Muhaisnah 2, 3 and 4 comprise an area that was once a burial ground.[3] These sub-localities now house several collective labour accommodations and labour camps for the mainly South Asian labourers that service the industrial areas of Al Qusais, as well as construction workers who mainly support real estate projects south of Dubai Creek.[citation needed] This area is referred to as Sonapur (literally, Land of Gold in Urdu/Hindi) by expatriate labourers.[3] In 2006, living conditions in the collective labour camps were criticised by Human Rights Watch as being "less than human".[4] As a result of the criticism, the Dubai government closed down 100 labour camps that failed to meet basic standards set by the Dubai Municipality.[5]

In the past couple of years,[when?] Muhaisnah has had a number of new residential projects being constructed, mainly due to the Expo 2020 construction boom in Dubai.[citation needed]

Climate

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Climate data for Muhaisnah
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)		 30.6
(87.1)		 34.2
(93.6)		 36.7
(98.1)		 38.8
(101.8)		 40.6
(105.1)		 43.7
(110.7)		 46
(115)		 41
(106)		 37.6
(99.7)		 33
(91)		 28
(82)		 46
(115)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8)		 21.3
(70.3)		 25.8
(78.4)		 28
(82)		 34.2
(93.6)		 36.4
(97.5)		 38.5
(101.3)		 39.7
(103.5)		 35.8
(96.4)		 32
(90)		 26.2
(79.2)		 21
(70)		 32.7
(90.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1)		 16.5
(61.7)		 19.6
(67.3)		 21.8
(71.2)		 26.3
(79.3)		 28.3
(82.9)		 31.2
(88.2)		 33
(91)		 30.4
(86.7)		 26.8
(80.2)		 21.3
(70.3)		 17
(63)		 23.9
(75.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4)		 11.7
(53.1)		 13.5
(56.3)		 15.6
(60.1)		 18.4
(65.1)		 20.3
(68.5)		 24
(75)		 26
(79)		 25
(77)		 21.6
(70.9)		 16.4
(61.5)		 13
(55)		 21.6
(70.9)
Record low °C (°F) −2
(28)		 2
(36)		 6
(43)		 8.3
(46.9)		 12.7
(54.9)		 15
(59)		 16.5
(61.7)		 17
(63)		 15
(59)		 12.8
(55.0)		 6
(43)		 1
(34)		 −2
(28)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35
(1.4)		 42
(1.7)		 45
(1.8)		 20
(0.8)		 4
(0.2)		 1
(0.0)		 3
(0.1)		 1
(0.0)		 3
(0.1)		 6
(0.2)		 25
(1.0)		 15
(0.6)		 200
(7.9)
Average precipitation days 9 7 13 6 2 0.7 1.6 1 1.5 3 5 5 54.8
Average relative humidity (%) 65 65 63 55 53 58 56 57 60 60 61 64 60
Mean monthly sunshine hours 254.2 229.6 254.2 294.0 344.1 342.0 322.4 316.2 309.0 303.8 285.0 254.2 3,508.7
Percentage possible sunshine 70 68 58 70 85 81 74 78 86 80 78 70 75
Source 1: Dubai Meteorological Office[6]
Source 2: climatebase.ru (extremes, sun),[7] NOAA (humidity, 1974–1991)[8]
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Facilities

Shopping

Medical Centers

There are several medical centers:

  • Aster Medical Clinic
  • DocIB

Education

Schools in the area include:

References

External links

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