Doha, April 17 (QNA) – The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, represented by the Mosques Department, inaugurated the Al Galadari Mosque in Lusail, which can accommodate more than 400 worshipers, and is located on a total area of ​​1,932 square meters. The opening of the mosque, which was endowed by Mr. Muhammad Ali Abdullah Galadari, comes within the framework of the ministry’s plan aimed at expanding the number of mosques and developing them in all regions of the country, and to keep pace with urban growth and population increase, in line with the country’s national vision 2030. The new mosque, which is a mosque mosque, includes a special model and number. (M.S. 1368), a main prayer hall that can accommodate 357 worshipers, in addition to a women’s hall that can accommodate 55 worshipers. The mosque also includes a spacious ablution, in addition to public parking lots, a number of which are designated to serve people with special needs, with the organization of entrances and exits, as above. The mosque has a high minaret, and a house for the imam and a residence for the muezzin are attached to it. The Department of Engineering Affairs is concerned with providing the needs of the regions in the country in terms of mosques and chapels, providing the regions with temporary mosques and supervising their preservation, preparing the annual plan for the maintenance of mosques and imams’ residences, in coordination with the competent authorities, and supervising the preparation and implementation of construction and maintenance works for mosques, in addition to supervising mosque construction projects. The residences of the imams owned by the endowment in terms of designs, technical and engineering specifications and implementation, and the preparation of a database on mosques and chapels and their workers. In mosque designs, the administration takes into account the different areas of lands on which mosques will be built, the requirements for green buildings and sustainable buildings, stressing the conditions for sustainability in the use of electricity and water, and preserving the aesthetics of heritage in designs that reflect the authenticity of Qatari and Islamic heritage in accordance with the highest standards. The ministry’s plans to build mosques also take into account the population density map, engineering and architectural specifications, and the heritage aspect within the framework of caring for the houses of God to perform worship and serve the worshipers. The website of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs on the Internet provides the ability to search for mosque locations geographically according to the global navigation system through accurate and specific maps that facilitate access to mosque locations in all cities within the country.
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