Al Mizhar 2

NEIGHBOURHOOD

COMMUNITY OVERVIEW

While the western precinct is packed with commercial areas along with housing units, the sub-community of Al Mizhar 2 is a more peaceful and quieter side of the neighbourhood. Here are a few notable points about this area:

• Large, stand-alone villas
• The central park is a communal amenity 
• Multiple schools and prayer facilities 

It features several blocks of luxury villas and a few plots dedicated to administrative and commercial properties. Because of the large sizes of residential properties, many families with a large number of members choose to live in Al Mizhar 2. It also caters to the community’s needs with amenities like mosques, eateries, retail stores, educational institutes and a park for recreation.

PROPERTIES IN AL MIZHAR 2

The area is predominated by stand-alone, luxury villas that are surrounded by high boundary walls. In terms of architecture, every house has its own individual style. Properties in Al Mizhar 2 feature a variety of façade designs as well as a range of layouts with bedroom configuration starting from three.

TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING SPACES IN AL MIZHAR 2

One of the benefits of living here is access to public transportation in Al Mizhar 2. There are at least five bus stations distributed across the central region of the sub-community where the F05 bus line stops by. There are several bus stops along Khartoum Street and Al Khawaneej Street. 

Finding parking spaces in Al Mizhar 2 is not as challenging as the community isn’t as crowded as the busier areas around the city’s centre. There are around 160 parking spots near the school and over 100 near the mosques which are dedicated to visitors’ cars only. Residents have private parking facility at their properties. 

AMENITIES, SCHOOLS AND HEALTHCARE

SUPERMARKETS IN AL MIZHAR 2

While there are no supermarkets in Al Mizhar 2, there are plenty of corner shops and grocery stores in the area. The popular ones are centrally located stores such as Okadh Star Grocery and Mizhar Star Grocery. Other options include Madina Al Mizher, Al Bashooti Grocery, Shams Al Mizhar Grocery and Hay Al Mizhar Vegetables and Fruit Trading. Residents can also visit supermarkets like Aswaaq Al Mizhar and West Zone Express on Khartoum Street that serve the entire neighbourhood.

MOSQUES IN AL MIZHAR 2

The main mosque of this sub-community is Taibah Mosque located in front of a park. It has a separate prayer area for ladies and is where Eid prayers are usually observed. Other mosques in Al Mizhar 2 are dotted at convenient intervals between the blocks. These include Sheikha Latifa Mosque, Abdulrahman Bin Auf Mosque and Mohamed Bin Kadfoor Al Mheiri Mosque.

OTHER PLACES OF WORSHIP NEAR AL MIZHAR 2

Convenient for Christian expatriates, the most-visited churches in Dubai are located at a practical distance of 20 minutes. These churches near Al Mizhar 2 include St. Mary’s Catholic Church, New Covenant Church, The Dubai City Church and King’s Revival Church International Dubai on Oud Metha Road. 

There is also a diversity of temples near Al Mizhar 2. For instance, Derasar, a temple catering to the Jain community is in Bur Dubai and a Buddist temple called Sri Lankaramaya is in Jumeirah. A golden temple called Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar for the Sikh community is approximately 28 minutes away. The Hindu temples, Shiva and Krishna Mandir, are at a distance of 20 minutes.

SCHOOLS IN AL MIZHAR 2

Options for preschoolers include:

• Creative Nest Nursery
• Crystal Valley Nursery
• British Orchard Nursery

School-going children can be sent to:

• GEMS Royal Dubai School
• Mirdif American School
• Al Nokhbah Boys Model School For Basic Education

A number of institutes are located around the area but Al Nokhbah Boys Model School for Basic Education is an only school in Al Mizhar 2. There are many popular international schools near the area such as GEMS Founders School Al Mizhar, GEMS Royal Dubai School, Mirdif American School, North American International School and Greenwood International School. Schools that follow the British curriculum include GEMS Founders School Al Mizhar and GEMS Royal Dubai School. The former provides education to students from FS-1 to Year 6, while the latter caters to FS-1 to Year 8. 

Nursery options are limited in the neighbourhood but there are many top-rated nurseries in Mirdif hardly on a ten-minute drive away. Offering flexible timings, these include Emirates British Nursery, British Orchard Nursery and Super Kids Nursery. The nearest option, however, is Creative Nest Nursery that is a part of Al Mizhar 2 and Crystal Valley Nursery that lies in the neighbouring sub-community.

CLINICS AND HOSPITALS NEAR AL MIZHAR 2

There are two clinics near Al Mizhar 2, namely Dental Club Clinic and Blue Velvet Medical Centre, that are easily accessible across Khartoum Street. While the former deals with every dental issue, Blue Velvet Medical Centre focuses on cosmetic and medical dermatology. 

Also located near Khartoum Street, Al Mizhar Health Centre is a state-of-the-art government hospital that caters to the entire community and the bordering outskirts neighbourhoods. Other leading hospitals near Al Mizhar 2 include Aster Hospital, Thumbay Hospital Dubai and Medcare Speciality Centre Mirdiff Uptown. Residents who need to buy medical prescriptions can go to either Aster Pharmacy or BinSina Pharmacy on Khartoum Street.

NEARBY AREAS

These are the nearby areas to the sub-community:

• Al Khawaneej 
• Al Qusais
• Al Warqaa

Al Khawaneej is a farming community that plays a key role in the agricultural sector of the nation as it is home to several farms, nurseries and stables. It is the next-door eastern neighbour. A few minutes drive towards the south will bring you to the rapidly developing Al Warqaa community. It houses the massive Dubai Safari Park while featuring two-storey villas and mid-rise apartments distributed between four of its sub-communities.