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Hor Al Anz

Community in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Hor Al Anz هور العنز
Community
Dubai Municipality Hor Al Anz Office
Coordinates: 25°16′36″N 55°20′08″E / 25.27668°N 55.33556°E / 25.27668; 55.33556
Country	United Arab Emirates
Emirate	Dubai
City	Dubai
Boroughs	List Hor Al Anz Hor Al Anz East
Area
• Total	4.18 km² (1.61 sq mi)
Population (2000)^[1]
• Total	40,343
• Density	9,700/km² (25,000/sq mi)

Hor Al Anz (Arabic: هور العنز) is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). 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.

With a population of 40,302^[1] (2000), Hor Al Anz is one of the most populated residential areas in Dubai. Important landmarks in Hor Al Anz include the headoffices of the Al Ghurair group, Hor Al Anz Park, Ramada Continental Hotel, New Medical Center, Deira Post Office, and Al Mulla Plaza. The nearest Metro stations are Abu Backer Al Sidhique and Abu Hail, green line stations.^{[citation needed]}

Hor Al Anz is named after Al Anz, a horse that belonged to Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum the former ruler of Dubai.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Existing Population And Future Holding Capacities In Dubai Urban Area Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine. Dubai Health Care City. 2000
^ Constantine, Zoi (2011-02-17). "On location: Hor al Anz". The National. Retrieved 2023-05-31.