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An Ordnance QF 25-pounder used as the Iftar Cannon at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. The Iftar Cannon (Madfa al-ifṭār, Arabic: مدفع الافطار, literally "cannon for breaking the fast") is a long-held tradition that began in Egypt and spread to several surrounding Muslim countries.
The Guide originally launched in 2023, funded in partnership with Abu Dhabi's tourism arm, Visit Abu Dhabi. [1] As of the 2025 guide, there are 4 restaurants in Abu Dhabi with a Michelin-star rating, a rating system used by the Michelin Guide to grade restaurants based on their quality. [2]
Over time, the practice of iftar has evolved into banquets that may accommodate hundreds or even thousands of diners. [76] The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, the largest mosque in the UAE, feeds up to thirty thousand people every night. [77] Some twelve thousand people attend iftar at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad. [citation needed]
BAB AL QASR (Arabic: باب القصر) which literally means “door of the palace”, is a five star hotel located on the west end of Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The hotel opened at the end of 2016.
Kuboos being prepared in Abu Dhabi. Seafood has been the mainstay of the Emirati diet for centuries. [4] The United Arab Emirates cuisine is a reflection of an Arabian heritage and exposure to other civilizations over time. As the consumption of pork is forbidden under Muslim law, it is not included in most menus. Hotels frequently have pork ...
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد ٱلْكَبِيْر Jāmiʿ Aš-Šaykh Zāyid Al-Kabīr) is a mosque located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. [1] It is the country's largest mosque, and is the key place of worship for daily Islamic prayers.
Iftar (Arabic: إفطار, romanized: ifṭār) is the fast-breaking evening meal of Muslims in Ramadan at the time of adhan (call to prayer) of the Maghrib prayer.. This is their second meal of the day; the daily fast during Ramadan begins immediately after the pre-dawn meal of suhur and continues during the daylight hours, ending with sunset with the evening meal of iftar.
Zayed National Museum (Arabic: مَتْحَف زَايِد ٱلْوَطَنِي, romanized: Matḥaf Zāyid Al-Waṭanī) is a planned museum, to be located in Abu Dhabi, the UAE. It is designed as a memorial to the late Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father and first president of the UAE. [1]