Parkin Firm, supplier of paid public parking providers in Dubai, will handle sensible parking providers round mosques within the emirate after signing a partnership with the Islamic Affairs & Charitable Actions Division (IACAD), the federal government company liable for overseeing Islamic affairs, mosques, and charitable actions.
These parking areas can be designated as Zone M (commonplace) or Zone MP (premium). Throughout prayer time, mosque guests will be capable to park freed from cost for as much as one hour. Outdoors prayer hours, these areas can be chargeable 24 hours a day, seven days per week.
Dubai mosques get sensible parking options
Beneath the primary part of the income sharing settlement, Parkin will function and handle 2,100 parking areas throughout 59 websites on behalf of IACAD. It’ll develop Parkin’s complete non-public parking portfolio to roughly 20,800 areas.
Of the 59 websites, 41 can be situated in Zone M and 18 in Zone MP. Operational rollout is about to start earlier than the tip of August 2025.
The relevant peak and non-peak tariff for Zone M can be AED 2 for half an hour and AED 4 for one hour. The height tariff in Zone MP can be AED 3 for half an hour and AED 6 for an hour.
The collaboration between Parkin and IACAD will improve entry to mosques by making certain honest and environment friendly use of mosque parking services for all guests, particularly throughout prayer time, and enhancing the general non secular expertise for worshippers throughout Dubai.
Mohamed Abdulla Al Ali, CEO of Parkin, commented: “This pioneering initiative between Parkin and IACAD prioritises group wants by enabling wider accessible parking whereas decreasing misuse by non-visitors. We’re focusing on to introduce this measure throughout August and stay up for how this enhances the worshipper expertise, streamlining parking effectivity round mosques.”
Primarily based on the agreed business phrases, this contract is predicted to generate a modest revenue that’s not materials within the context of Parkin’s total monetary efficiency.
Ahmed Darwish Al Muhairi, Director Basic of the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Actions Division in Dubai, mentioned the partnership ushers in a brand new part of mosque service enhancements.
“The signing of this settlement displays our robust dedication to offering a complete parking service round mosques, one which enhances the expertise of worshippers throughout and past prayer instances, whereas additionally supporting the Dubai authorities’s imaginative and prescient of delivering sensible, proactive mobility providers that cater to the wants of all segments of society,” Al Muhairi added.
