Hor Al Anz

Hor Al Anz is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The locality is in Deira, East Dubai. Hor Al Anz is bounded by routes D 82, E 11, D 82 and Baghdad Street and is subdivided into Hor Al Anz and Hor Al Anz East.

History

Hor Al Anz is named after Al Anz, a horse that belonged to Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum the former ruler of Dubai. Hor means a collapsed sand dune in Arabic. 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.
As of 2000, the area has a population of 40,302.