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How walkable is Al Baraha?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Al Baraha has a walkability score of 82 out of 100 across the 550 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Sharjah, which scores 61 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,016 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Al Baraha. The nearest grocery is Union Coop Abu Hail, about 13 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for schools.
- Master Express Supermarket14 min
- West Zone Fresh Supermarket | Muteena - Deira15 min
- Gulf Mandi Restaurant مطعم الخليج للمندي6 min
- Alvand Restaurnant (since 1991) رستوران الوند6 min
- Dubai mall6 min
- Al Barsha Mall6 min
- Fashion TV Cafe8 min
- Gloria Jean's Coffee9 min
- بنك دبي الاسلامي11 min
- Emirates NBD ATM & CDM12 min
- Burj Al Nahar Park11 min
- Muteena Park14 min
- Pioneer Children Nursery17 min
- Orchid Nursery22 min
- DCAA Dubai Public Library12 min
- Integrated Info Network12 min
- Alfuttaim Mosq,Naifroad Dubai14 min
- 鼎盛国际18 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Al Baraha at 25.2810, 55.3195. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 144 street intersections per km², and blocks average 85 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Al Baraha
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 550 m around the centre of Al Baraha. Rings mark 300 m and 550 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Sharjah
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Hail | 1.1 km | 83 |
| Al Twar | 6.4 km | 74 |
| Al Qusais | 6.8 km | 73 |
| Muhaisnah | 10.3 km | 40 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Sharjah page.
Questions about walking in Al Baraha
Is Al Baraha walkable?
Yes. Al Baraha in Sharjah has a walkability score of 82 out of 100 across the 550 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Al Baraha more walkable than the rest of Sharjah?
Al Baraha is more walkable than Sharjah as a whole: it scores 82, against 61 for the 5 km around Sharjah's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Al Baraha 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 Al Baraha it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 550 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.