Muhaisnah
Muhaisnah (Arabic: محيصنة) is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Situated in eastern Dubai in Deira.
Muhaisnah
محيصنة | |
|---|---|
Community | |
| Coordinates: 25.24640°N 55.41847°E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Dubai |
| City | Dubai |
| Boroughs | List
|
| Area | |
| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population [1] (2016) | |
| • Total | 234,117 |
| • Density | 18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi) |
Neighborhoods
Muhaisnah comprises four sub-communities:
- Madinat Muhaisnah (or Muhaisnah 1)
- Muhaisnah 2
- Muhaisnah 3
- Muhaisnah 4
Madinat Muhaisnah and Muhaisnah 2 are bounded to the west by route E 311 (Shaikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road) and to the east by route D 56, while Muhaisnah 3 and Muhaisnah 4 are bounded to the west by route D 60 (Al Rashidiya Road) and to the west by E 311. Al Muhaisnah is bordered by Al Qusais, Al Twar, Al Mizhar and Mirdif. With over 235,000 residents, Muhaisnah is the most populated community in Dubai.[2]
Muhaisnah 2, 3 and 4 comprise an area that was once a burial ground.[3] However, 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. This area is referred to as Sonapur (literally, Land of Gold in Urdu/Hindi) by expatriate labourers.[3] Recently, 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]
However in the past couple of years, Muhaisnah area has a number of new residential projects being constructed, mainly due to the Expo 2020 construction boom in Dubai.
Climate
| 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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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 |
| Percent 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] | |||||||||||||
Facilities
Medical Centers
There are several medical centers:
- Aster Medical Clinic
- DocIB
Education
Schools in the area include:
- Islamic School for Training and Education[11]
- St. Mary's Catholic High School
- Gulf Model School [12]
- Buds Public School
- Russian International School in Dubai[13]
- Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé[14]
- Oxford School Dubai
- Indian Academy Dubai
- Philadelphia Private School (PPS), Dubai
- United International Private School,DubaI
- Greenwood International School
References
- https://www.dsc.gov.ae/en-us/Themes/Pages/Population-and-Vital-Statistics.aspx?Theme=42
- Existing Population and Future Holding Capacities in Dubai Urban Area Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine. Dubai Healthcare City. 2000
- Dark side of Dubai's infrastructure boom. Gulf Times. 11 April 2006
- Building Towers, Cheating Workers. Human Rights Watch. November 2006
- Workers happy over government’s moves. Khaleej Times. 7 January 2007
- "Climate (Average Temperatures:1977–2015;Precipitation:1967-2009)". Dubai Meteorological Office. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2008.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Dubai, Emirates". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- "Climate Normals for Dubai". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- "A Guide to Al Madina Mall: Shops, Location, Timings & More - MyBayut". A blog about homes, trends, tips & life in the UAE | MyBayut. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- Sathish, V. M. "Masked men attack ATM near Lulu Village: Dh2m daylight robbery - Law & Order - Local - Emirates24|7". www.emirates247.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
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- Gulf Model School
- "Контакты." Russian International School in Dubai. Retrieved on April 12, 2015. "Школа расположена по адресу: Район Al Muhaisnah 4, Дубай, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты"
- "Lycée libanais francophone privé." AEFE. Retrieved on June 2, 2016. "Adresse Muhaisnah 4, P.O. Box 28759, Dubaï"
External links
- Menon,Sunita. "Workers live amid pools of sewage". Gulf News. March 10, 2007
- Ellis, Eric. "Dubai's Labor Ghetto". Asia Sentinel. February 10, 2008.