30 mosques to be built across Nothern Emirates

DUBAI // Ten mosques will be built in Ajman and 10 more in Ras Al Khaimah by the charitable Dar Al Ber Society as part of a multi-million dirham plan to construct 30 places of worship for Muslims across the UAE.

These will be built at a cost of between Dh1.2 million to Dh1.3 million per mosque, according to Wam, the state news agency.

The first phase of the project includes the construction of 10 mosques in the Muwaihat, Zahra, and Humaidiya-1 areas in Ajman.

The locations of the 10 to be built in RAK have yet to be identified. The areas will be determined in coordination with the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai.

A mixture of local and Islamic architecture will be a feature of the 30 planned mosques that will include spacious prayer areas to accommodate up to 350 worshippers. Special attention will be paid to the needs of the elderly and people with special needs.

Each mosque will have two annexes – one for the imam and the other for necessary services.

Donations toward building will be accepted at any of the Dar Al Ber Society branches in Dubai, Ajman, RAK and Umm Al Qaiwain as well as at counters in shopping centres and co-operative societies across the country.

The Dar Al Ber Society is run by the Dubai government and is dedicated to philanthropic work. It also joins with other associations for charity projects mainly centred around building, maintaining and developing mosques.

The society has already built 15 mosques and Quran study centres around the country at a cost of more than Dh25 million.

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