Muhaisnah
محيصنة
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Community
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| Coordinates: 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
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| Area | |
| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population
[1] (2016)
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| • Total | 234,117 |
| • Density | 18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi) |
Muhaisnah (Arabic: محيصنة) is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates situated in eastern Dubai in Deira.
Muhaisnah comprises four sub-communities:
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 GoldinUrdu/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]
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Climate data for Muhaisnah
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| 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 |
| 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] | |||||||||||||
There are several medical centers:
Schools in the area include:
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| Mushraif and the northern sector of Dubai (Sector 2) |
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| Bur Dubai and the western sector of Dubai (Sector 3) |
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| Ras Al Khor and the north-central sector of Dubai (Sector 4) |
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| Jabal Ali and the southwestern sector of Dubai (Sector 5) |
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| Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid and the central sector of Dubai (Sector 6) |
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| Al Awir and the northeastern sector of Dubai (Sector 7) |
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| Hatta and the eastern sector of Dubai (Sector 8) |
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| Al Marmoom and the southern sector of Dubai (Sector 9) |
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