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dergarten,  banks,  prayer  rooms,  and  Jumah  (“Friday”) Mosque  for  Friday

                                                      prayers.  In addition, there is a wide range and distribution of parks of many
                                                      sizes, including small pocket parks.

                                                      The following community facilities have been provided for the development

                                                      based on the Abu Dhabi’s Urban Planning Council’s Community Facilities
                                                      requirements (2010):

                                                           Local Mosques

                                                                                                                                                                  UPC, 2010
                                                           Jumah Mosque

                                                           Local parks


                                                           Local shops including supermarket, hairdresser, doctors clinic, dentist,
                                                             grocery shop, cafe restaurant, pharmacist etc.

                                                           Kindergartens


                                                           Primary School (Girls), incl. sporting facility

                                                           Primary School (Boys) incl.  sporting facility


                                                           High School (Girls) incl.  sporting facility
                                                                                                                                                                  UPC, 2010
                                                            High School (Boys) incl.  sporting facility

                                                           Medical Centres


                                                      (UPC, 2010)



                                                      Note that the petal population does not warrant the need for a hospital, and

                                                      such a major facility is located in the Central Business District. Public open
                                                      space  includes  a  central  formal  space  surrounding  the  Mosque,  but  also,
                                                      having regard to the Arabic traditions of medina design, incorporate major

                                                                                                                                                                   (Wikipedia, Gemasolar, 2014)
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