Two new mosques are opening this month and will be ready to welcome worshippers during the holy month.
Aldar Properties' new mosque in Yas Acres is scheduled to open for prayers on Friday, while another mosque at World Trade Centre Abu Dhabi will be prepared to accept worshippers on April 30.
The Yas Acres mosque will have the capacity for 2,450 people and covers 3,300 square metres, serving not just local residents but surrounding communities as well.
It will have separate facilities for men and women and will also feature a library and a classroom for teaching of the Quran.
The World Trade Centre Abu Dhabi mosque will have capacity for more than 900 worshippers and cover more than 1,950 square metres. Male and female worshippers will be welcome at the facility, which is designed over three floors.
Aldar also plan to build Reem Central Park mosque, scheduled to open later this year, which will bring the number of Aldar mosques to nine. The facility will be able to cater to 2,000 worshippers.
As with all of Aldar's mosques, each of the three new facilities will be Pearl 2 rated – the second highest sustainability rating in Abu Dhabi's Estidama Pearl Rating System.
“Across each of our communities, we prioritise the creation of prayer and worship spaces to cater to the needs of our residents and those living in surrounding neighbourhoods," said Fahad Al Mahmood, chief ventures officer at Aldar Development.
"Our mosques at Yas Acres and World Trade Centre Abu Dhabi have been designed in a contemporary style to provide an uplifting and spiritual experience for worshippers, while adhering to high standards of green building guidelines.
"These new mosques will bring the local community together at a most fitting time, to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.”
The company has previously built mosques at Ansam, West Yas, Al Ghadeer, Al Falah, Golf Gardens and Watani.
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Jordanian imam Eyyas Hajibi reads the Quran inside a mosque in Amman, Jordan. Reuters -
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A worker sprays disinfectant as people gather for noon prayers inside a mosque in the Yemeni city of Taez. AFP -
Egyptian policeman Mohamed Nasser fires a Ramadan cannon, traditionally used to announce the time to break fast, in Cairo, Egypt. EPA -
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