Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has announced that it has completed work on five of the 20 mosques that are being built across the emirate in co-ordination with Modon Properties, a master developer of real estate projects. 

 

Of this, 10 will come up in the capital and five each in Al Ain City and the Al Dhafrah Region which will all be delivered by the end of this year. 

 

The DMT said the first set of five mosques have already been delivered to the General Authority of Islamic Affair and Endowment which were all constructed in less than 4 months despite current challenges and Covid-19 precautionary measures put in place.

 

The department said the remaining 15 mosques will be completed and delivered before the end of this year. These include five additional mosques in Abu Dhabi, five in Al Ain, and five in Al Dhafra.

 

Hamad Al Mutawa, Executive Director of Operations Affairs Sector in the DMT said: "We are keen to implement the vision of our wise leadership in developing a complete sustainability community that reflect our values and culture, and contribute to provide all the needs of society, in line with our strategic priorities aimed at building integrated urban complexes in which all are available."

 

Constructing community facilities in the emirate, including mosques, is part of the department’s strategic plan to enhance the infrastructure in Abu Dhabi especially in high growth areas, in a manner that aligns with the government's vision to promote sustainability while constructing modern infrastructure projects and community facilities to highest international standards" stated Al Mutawa.

 

"This also includes creating an ideal ground that contributes to stimulating demographic and economic growth, providing essential community facilities that meet the requirements of the citizen, and serve residential areas in Abu Dhabi," he added.

 

Modon said all the five mosques established in the Riyadh City in Abu Dhabi had been completed in a record time not exceeding four months. These can accommodate a total of more than 2,500 persons - nearly 400 to 500 persons for each mosque. 

 

These mosques are distinguished by their distinctive heritage designs that are in line with the standards of the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments, stated Modon. 

 

Also, it includes a women's prayer room, a muezzin room, an imam's room and internal and external ablution facilities, in order to ensure that all necessary supplies are provided in accordance with the highest quality standards, it added.-TradeArabia News Service