Dubai’s Holy Qur'an Park, with only trees and plants mentioned in the Holy Qur’an, is expected to be completed by September next year, municipal officials said on Sunday.
The AED 26 million park in Al-Khawaneej will have 13 gardens and cover 64 hectares.
Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of Dubai Municipality said on Sunday the General Projects Department of Dubai Municipality has commenced the third stage of the project.
“The park is one of the prestigious projects of the civic body and not only the UAE, but also the entire tourism world is waiting to visit the park,” he added. “The park has been especially designed in the Islamic perspective to introduce the miracles of the Holy Qur’an through a variety of surprises for the visitors.”
The area allocated for this will feature an air-conditioned tunnel to explain miracles and related stories.
Mohamed Noor Mashroom, director of general Projects Department, said: “We will include all available plants mentioned in the Holy Qur'an along with facilities such as an attractive main entrance, an administrative bloc, Islamic gardens, children's play areas, an Umrah corner, areas showing miracles of the Qur'an, fountains, bathrooms, a glass building, a desert garden, a palm oasis, lake, a running track, a cycling track and a sandy walking track.”
‘The plants mentioned in the Qur'an are 54 that include fig, pomegranate, olive, corn, leek, garlic, onion, lentil, barley, wheat, ginger, pumpkin, watermelon, tamarind, banana, cucumber and basil. The planting of 31 items is already done, and the remaining items will be planted in the third stage. Three plants are not available anywhere,” Mashroom added.
“A lake in the middle of the park will give a real feeling of an oasis surrounded by fascinating trees and sands for the visitors.”
Dubai’s Holy Qur'an park to open in 2015
Dubai’s Holy Qur'an park to open in 2015
Syrian government foils Daesh plot to attack churches and New Year celebrations
- Bomber kills soldier in Aleppo, detonates explosives injuring 2 others
ALEPPO, DAMASCUS: The Syrian Interior Ministry announced on Thursday that it had thwarted a Daesh plot to carry out suicide attacks targeting New Year celebrations and churches, particularly in Aleppo.
The ministry said in a statement that, as part of ongoing counterterrorism efforts and careful monitoring of Daesh cells in cooperation with partner agencies, it had received intelligence indicating plans for suicide attacks targeting New Year celebrations in several provinces, particularly Aleppo, with a focus on churches and civilian gathering areas.
The ministry added that it took preemptive measures, including reinforcing security around churches, deploying mobile and fixed patrols, and setting up checkpoints across the city.
During operations at a checkpoint in Aleppo’s Bab Al-Faraj district, security forces intercepted a suspected Daesh member who opened fire. One internal security soldier was killed, and the attacker detonated explosives, injuring two others.
Daesh recently increased its attacks in Syria, and was blamed for an attack last month in Palmyra that killed three Americans.
On Dec. 13, two US soldiers and an American civilian were killed in an attack Washington blamed on a lone Daesh gunman in Palmyra.
In retaliation, American forces struck scores of Daesh targets in Syria.
Syrian authorities have also carried out several operations against Daesh since then, saying on Dec. 25 they had killed a senior leader of the group.
