BysairaWELLBEINGJuly, 2015

THE FIRST GREEN MOSQUE IN DUBAI IS NOW OPEN

Check out the first green mosque in Dubai.

Dubai proudly opened its first environmentally friendly mosque in the entire Islamic world to worshippers. The Khalifa Al Tajer Mosque located in Bur Saeed Street, Deira, has the capacity for some 3,500 worshippers and is located on 105,000 square feet of land. This brand new green mosque has been designed with energy efficiency in mind and built with environmentally friendly materials.

The building also uses thermal-insulation systems for lowering energy consumption and air conditioners that emit reduced greenhouse gases. The air-conditioning and lighting, and solar-powered water heaters and exterior lights are all operated with sensors and the ablution stations are also designed to save water.