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A Ramadan cannon at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
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A cannon at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi is fired to mark the end of the first day of fasting of the holy month this year. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
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The mosque is expected to receive a large number of worshippers and visitors throughout Ramadan 1445
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Cannon were fired across the Emirates to signify the start of the first iftar of Ramadan 1445
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People gathered to watch the firing and take photos
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A Ramadan cannon at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
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A cannon at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi is fired to mark the end of the first day of fasting of the holy month this year. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
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The mosque is expected to receive a large number of worshippers and visitors throughout Ramadan 1445
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Cannon were fired across the Emirates to signify the start of the first iftar of Ramadan 1445
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People gathered to watch the firing and take photos
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A Ramadan cannon at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
First Ramadan cannon of 2024 are fired
Tradition takes place throughout the Emirates to mark first day of holy month
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The National
11 March, 2024
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