Muhaisnah

Muhaisnah
محيصنة
Community
Coordinates: 25°14′47″N 55°25′06″E / 25.24640°N 55.41847°E / 25.24640; 55.41847Coordinates: 25°14′47″N 55°25′06″E / 25.24640°N 55.41847°E / 25.24640; 55.41847
Country United Arab Emirates
Emirate Dubai
City Dubai
Boroughs
List
  • Madinat Muhaisnah
  • Muhaisnah 2
  • Muhaisnah 3
  • Muhaisnah 4
Area
 • Total 13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population [1] (2016)
 • Total 234,117
 • Density 18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)

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

Climate data for Muhaisnah
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.2
(82.8)		 33.2
(91.8)		 35.4
(95.7)		 37.8
(100)		 42.9
(109.2)		 45.8
(114.4)		 46.7
(116.1)		 47
(117)		 42.9
(109.2)		 40.2
(104.4)		 34.8
(94.6)		 30.2
(86.4)		 47
(117)
Average high °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)		 23.5
(74.3)		 26
(79)		 30
(86)		 35
(95)		 37.5
(99.5)		 40
(104)		 40.6
(105.1)		 36.9
(98.4)		 33.9
(93)		 27.2
(81)		 23.8
(74.8)		 32.7
(90.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.1
(61)		 18.7
(65.7)		 20
(68)		 23
(73)		 28
(82)		 32
(90)		 34.5
(94.1)		 34.3
(93.7)		 31.8
(89.2)		 28.3
(82.9)		 22.3
(72.1)		 19.3
(66.7)		 25.7
(78.2)
Average low °C (°F) 12
(54)		 13.9
(57)		 15
(59)		 17
(63)		 23.6
(74.5)		 26.5
(79.7)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 26.7
(80.1)		 22.8
(73)		 17.5
(63.5)		 14.7
(58.5)		 21.6
(70.9)
Record low °C (°F) 0
(32)		 3.5
(38.3)		 6
(43)		 9
(48)		 14.8
(58.6)		 17
(63)		 18.9
(66)		 19.8
(67.6)		 15.7
(60.3)		 13.7
(56.7)		 8
(46)		 4
(39)		 0
(32)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33
(1.3)		 38.5
(1.516)		 45
(1.77)		 16
(0.63)		 1.5
(0.059)		 1
(0.04)		 3
(0.12)		 1
(0.04)		 3
(0.12)		 5
(0.2)		 9
(0.35)		 22
(0.87)		 178
(7.015)
Average precipitation days 9 10 13 6 0.3 0.7 1.6 0.5 1.5 2 5 8 57.6
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]

Education

Schools in the area include:

References

  1. ↑ https://www.dsc.gov.ae/en-us/Themes/Pages/Population-and-Vital-Statistics.aspx?Theme=42
  2. ↑ Existing Population and Future Holding Capacities in Dubai Urban Area. Dubai Healthcare City. 2000
  3. 1 2 Dark side of Dubai's infrastructure boom. Gulf Times. 11 April 2006
  4. ↑ Building Towers, Cheating Workers. Human Rights Watch. November 2006
  5. ↑ Workers happy over government’s moves. Khaleej Times. 7 January 2007
  6. ↑ "Climate (Average Temperatures:1977–2015;Precipitation:1967-2009)". Dubai Meteorological Office. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
  7. ↑ "Dubai, Emirates". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Climate Normals for Dubai". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  9. ↑ " .
  10. ↑ Gulf Model School
  11. ↑ "Контакты." Russian International School in Dubai. Retrieved on April 12, 2015. "Школа расположена по адресу: Район Al Muhaisnah 4, Дубай, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты"
  12. ↑ "Lycée libanais francophone privé." AEFE. Retrieved on June 2, 2016. "Adresse Muhaisnah 4, P.O. Box 28759, Dubaï"


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