East Hidd City
| East Hidd City (Arabic: مدينة شرق الحد) | |
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 East Hidd city under construction in April 2024. | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Muharraq, Bahrain |
| Area | 242 hectares (600 acres) |
| Construction | |
| Architect | Al Matouck Consultants of Gulf House Engineering and WS Atkins |
East Hidd City (Arabic: مدينة شرق الحد) is a planned, under-construction city, in eastern Muharraq, Bahrain.
Planned by the Bahraini Ministry of Housing, it is a 242-hectare public housing project east of the existing town of Hidd. Built on reclaimed land, it aims to provide affordable housing for Bahraini citizens. When fully completed, the city is expected to hold 4,523 housing units and accommodate 30,000 people.[1]
Construction
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The main consultant on the project is Al Matouck Consultants of Gulf House Engineering and WS Atkins.[2][3] In 2011, the Nass Corporation was awarded a 21 million BHD ($56.6 million) contract for land reclamation and dredging work. In May 2014, the Nass Corporation was awarded an 18 million BHD ($47.7 million) contract to construct the first phase of the city. The first phase covered the construction of 483 housing units built over an 18 month period. The second phase would include the construction of at least 400 units.[1] In September 2016, the Kuwaiti construction company Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-Kharafi & Sons was awarded a 70 million BHD ($187 million) contract for infrastructure development, and the first phase of construction was completed in October 2018.[4]
The city will feature a public health centre, 9 mosques, 6 public schools, 19 children playgrounds and 4 public gardens. It is expected to boast 35km of marine parks, 39km of shaded areas, 3.8km of walkways and bicycle lanes.[5] The total number of housing units include 2,827 villas, 1,212 apartments and 500 plots of land.[6]
The first 498 houses were distributed to the Bahraini public by the Ministry of Housing in November 2018.[5]
See also
[edit]- East Sitra City, a concurrent housing project under construction on reclaimed land.
References
[edit]- ^ a b The Report: Bahrain 2015. Oxford Business Group. 2015. pp. 142–3. ISBN 9781910068229. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Nass Corporation". nasscorporation.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Building Blueprints" (PDF). Ministry of Housing, Bahrain. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Middle East contracts awarded: August 2016". MEED. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ a b elgilani, Mariam (5 November 2018). "East Hidd Housing project's land plots distribution". bizbahrain. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ ONSITE, Ventures (11 May 2018). "East Hidd Housing Project in Bahrain progressing as per schedule". Ventures ONSITE. Retrieved 15 November 2019.