Hor Al Anz

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Hor Al Anz
هور العنز
Community
Dubai Municipality Hor Al Anz Office
Dubai Municipality Hor Al Anz Office
Interactive map of Hor Al Anz
Coordinates: 25°16′36″N 55°20′08″E / 25.27668°N 55.33556°E / 25.27668; 55.33556
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateDubai
CityDubai
Boroughs
List
  • Hor Al Anz
  • Hor Al Anz East
Area
 • Total
4.18 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)[1]
 • Total
40,343
 • Density9,650/km2 (25,000/sq mi)

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.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Existing Population And Future Holding Capacities In Dubai Urban Area Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine. Dubai Health Care City. 2000
  2. ↑ Constantine, Zoi (2011-02-17). "On location: Hor al Anz". The National. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  3. ↑ "منطقة هور العنز والاشتقاق الأقرب" (in Arabic). Al Bayan. 23 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "استراحة البيان ، جبل علي وميثاء وهور العنز ، يكتبها اليوم: سامي الريامي" (in Arabic). Al Bayan. 4 August 2000.