DOHA: The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, represented by the Mosques Department, opened a new mosque in Rashida area, which can accommodate 300 worshippers. It is located on a large land area of 7,694sqm.
The opening of the new mosque comes within the framework of the Ministry’s plan to expand the number of mosques and develop 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 congregational mosque and its number is MS 661, includes a main prayer hall that can accommodate 300 worshippers. The mosque also includes a spacious ablution area in addition to a number of public parking spaces, some of which have been allocated to serve people with special needs, with organized entrances and exits. The mosque is also topped by a tall minaret.
The Ministry’s Engineering Affairs Department is responsible for providing the needs of the country’s regions for mosques and prayer rooms, supplying 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 relevant authorities, supervising the preparation and implementation of construction and maintenance works for mosques, supervising projects to build mosques and imams’ residences owned by the endowment in terms of designs, technical and engineering specifications and implementation, and preparing a database on mosques, prayer rooms and their workers.
In the designs of the mosques, the administration takes into account the different areas of land on which the mosques will be built, the requirements of green buildings and sustainable buildings, the emphasis on the conditions of sustainability in the use of electricity and water, and the preservation of the aesthetics of heritage in the designs in a way that reflects the authenticity of the Qatari and Islamic heritage according to the highest standards.
The Ministry’s plans for building 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 worshippers.
The website of the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs 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.
