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How walkable is Abu Hail?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Abu Hail has a walkability score of 83 out of 100 across the 650 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Sharjah, which scores 61 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
367 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Abu Hail. The nearest grocery is Oasis Bazaar Supermarket, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, shopping, parks and schools. It is weakest for culture & entertainment.
- Union Coop Abu Hail9 min
- Lulu Hypermarket13 min
- ChinaTown Restaurant4 min
- Midye Dolma Co.4 min
- Star Appliance Repair2 min
- RentCrown-Event Organizer7 min
- Gloria Jean's Coffee12 min
- Tornado Cafe18 min
- Emirates NBD ATM11 min
- Emirates NBD16 min
- Unnamed park6 min
- Muteena Park20 min
- Orchid Nursery18 min
- Little Flower English School20 min
- Reademption14 min
- DCAA Dubai Public Library14 min
- 鼎盛国际20 min
- Dubai Aquarium in Dubai Mall22 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Abu Hail at 25.2860, 55.3289. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 167 street intersections per km², and blocks average 82 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Abu Hail
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 650 m around the centre of Abu Hail. Rings mark 300 m and 650 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Sharjah
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Al Baraha | 1.1 km | 82 |
| Al Twar | 5.7 km | 74 |
| Al Qusais | 6 km | 73 |
| Muhaisnah | 9.6 km | 40 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Sharjah page.
Questions about walking in Abu Hail
Is Abu Hail walkable?
Yes. Abu Hail in Sharjah has a walkability score of 83 out of 100 across the 650 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Abu Hail more walkable than the rest of Sharjah?
Abu Hail is more walkable than Sharjah as a whole: it scores 83, against 61 for the 5 km around Sharjah's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Sharjah neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Sharjah?
Of the 5 Sharjah neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Abu Hail (83), Al Baraha (82) and Al Twar (74).
How is the walkability score of Abu Hail calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Abu Hail it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 650 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.