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How walkable is Muhaisnah?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Muhaisnah has a walkability score of 40 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Sharjah, which scores 61 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
57 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Muhaisnah. The nearest grocery is Deyar Al Madina Supermarket, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for banks. It is weakest for coffee, parks and books & libraries.
- Maafi Supermarket11 min
- Al Madina Hypermarket-Sonapur Medical Centre12 min
- The Elite Edition Restaurant9 min
- Burger King16 min
- Muhaisna Star Pharmacy8 min
- جمعية دبي الخيرية15 min
- Emirates NBD ATM9 min
- Cbd Atm Mohap19 min
- Dubai Public Park20 min
- Muhaisnah 1 Park 125 min
- Beginnings Early Childhood Centre15 min
- Greenwood International School30 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Muhaisnah at 25.2607, 55.4197. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 89 street intersections per km², and blocks average 77 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Muhaisnah
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 2 km around the centre of Muhaisnah. Rings mark 1 km and 2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Sharjah
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Al Qusais | 3.6 km | 73 |
| Al Twar | 4.1 km | 74 |
| Abu Hail | 9.6 km | 83 |
| Al Baraha | 10.3 km | 82 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Sharjah page.
Questions about walking in Muhaisnah
Is Muhaisnah walkable?
Not very. Muhaisnah in Sharjah has a walkability score of 40 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car.
Is Muhaisnah more walkable than the rest of Sharjah?
Muhaisnah is less walkable than Sharjah as a whole: it scores 40, against 61 for the 5 km around Sharjah's centre. It ranks 5th 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 Muhaisnah 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 Muhaisnah it is the average of 59 points spread evenly across the 2 km 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.