Parking will be free across Abu Dhabi for four days during Eid Al Adha, authorities announced on Tuesday.
The emirate's Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi said Mawaqif fee would be suspended for all surface public parking bays from Thursday, July 30, to Sunday, August 3. Fees will resume at 7.59am on Monday, August 4.
Residential parking will also be free but can only be used by motorists with permits between 9pm and 8am.
The department called on motorists not to park in prohibited areas or block traffic over the holiday.
Schedules of public bus services in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra will be adjusted for the length of the holiday.
The following buses will operate daily until 1.30am: 5, 7, 8, 22, 67, 102, 401, 900, 940, 950, 960, 970, 980 and 990.
Visit the Integrated Transport Centre's website for more information on scheduling or use the Darb mobile app.
Public and private sector employees will have a four-day weekend beginning Thursday, on Arafat Day, for Eid Al Adha – the holiest holiday for Muslims.
Eid Al Adha preparations around the world:
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Sheep are on sale at a market ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA -
Workers wearing protective face masks work on raising the Kiswa, a silk cloth covering the Holy Kaaba, before the annual pilgrimage season, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS -
Men wearing protective face masks stand as they work on raising the Kiswa, a silk cloth covering the Holy Kaaba, before the annual pilgrimage season, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS -
A security man checks the temperature of a worker as they work on raising the Kiswa, a silk cloth covering the Holy Kaaba, before the annual pilgrimage season, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS -
A flock of sacrificial animals feeds ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, at a livestock market in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA -
A livestock vendor selling goats waits for customers ahead of Muslim festival Eid al-Adha also called the 'Festival of Sacrifice' at a cattle market in Allahabad. AFP -
Sacrificial camels are put on sale at a market ahead of Eid Al Adha in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA -
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj and Umrah inspects equipment to be used to help pilgrims this year. Ministry of Hajj and Umrah -
The imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Sheikh Abdul Rehman Al Sudais, inspects the King Abdulaziz Gate. SPA -
Saudi officials and workers pose for a photo after inspections ahead of Hajj. SPA -
A livestock vendor waits for customers ahead of Eid Al Adha in the old quarter of New Delhi. AFP -
Eid Al Adha greetings illuminate the streets of Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National -
Streets in Abu Dhabi are illuminated ahead of Eid Al Adha. Victor Besa / The National -
Eid Al Adha illuminations along Abu Dhabi's Corniche. Victor Besa / The National -
The road along Abu Dhabi Corniche has been illuminated with Eid Al Adha greetings. Victor Besa / The National -
Eid Al Adha greetings light up Abu Dhabi's Corniche. Victor Besa / The National -
Eid Al Adha illuminations along Abu Dhabi's Corniche. Victor Besa / The National -
A trader decorates a camel with henna at a cattle market set up for Eid Al Adha in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. AFP -
A seller cleans cattle for sale under a tent at a livestock market ahead of Eid Al Adha celebrations in Ankara, Turkey. AFP -
Craftsmen sharpen knives for Eid Al Adha in Rawalpindi, Pakistan AFP -
A man checks the teeth of a sacrificial camel to determine its age ahead of Eid Al Adha at a market in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
