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  2. Penang Floating Mosque - Wikipedia

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    Mosque interior. A small mosque was first built at Tanjong Bungah in 1967 and it was expanded in In 1977 so that it may accommodate 500 worshipers. With increasing population, it soon became too small for the local Muslim community, but with limited land to expand, an idea was then proposed to build the mosque on the sea.

  3. Tanjong Bungah - Wikipedia

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    Tanjong Bungah [a] [2] is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located along the northern coast of Penang Island between Batu Ferringhi and Tanjong Tokong , about 6.5 km (4.0 mi) northwest of the city centre .

  4. Burj Al Arab - Wikipedia

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    The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, lit. ' Arab Tower ') is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [8] Developed and managed by Jumeirah, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total height is made up of non-occupiable space.

  5. History of Dubai - Wikipedia

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    Al Fahidi Fort in Dubai in the late 1950s, built in 1787 Al Fahidi Fort today. Al Fahidi Fort is the oldest existing building in Dubai.. The Umayyads introduced Islam to the area in the 7th century [13] and sparked the vitalization of the area, opening up trade routes supported by fishing and pearl diving to eastern regions such as modern-day Pakistan and India, with reports of ships ...

  6. Jumeirah Beach Hotel - Wikipedia

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    Jumeirah Beach Hotel is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The hotel, which opened in 1997, is operated by the Dubai-based hotelier Jumeirah. [2] The hotel contains 598 rooms and suites, 19 beachfront villas, and 20 restaurants and bars. [4] This wave-shaped hotel complements the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab, which is adjacent to the ...

  7. Al-Alam Mosque - Wikipedia

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    Al-Alam Mosque is a mosque in the city of Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The mosque is a destination for religious tourism. [ 1 ] The notable features of the mosque include its location in the middle of Kendari bay, and its unique minarets that are shaped like the Burj Al Arab in Dubai .

  8. Mount Erskine - Wikipedia

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    Residents within this neighbourhood are served by three Rapid Penang bus routes, namely 104, the Pulau Tikus Loop (PTL) and the Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Tanjung Tokong route. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The former links Mount Erskine with George Town proper, as well as the neighbouring Tanjung Bungah and Pulau Tikus suburbs. [ 10 ]

  9. Tourism in Dubai - Wikipedia

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    Burj Al Arab hotel. In the last three years, Dubai saw an increase in 4 and 5 star hotels and number of rooms, but a decrease in standard hotel apartments. The total number of rooms increased by 9,098 from 2015 to 2017, an increase of 9.25%. Prior to the Expo 2020 hotels