Showing posts with label airport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label airport. Show all posts

Friday, November 28, 2008

T1 Soekarno Hatta Airport CGK - Jakarta, Indonesia

This information is taken from http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=28073764&postcount=463
Although Indonesia is not a muslim country but it is the most muslim populous country in the world with around 80% muslims out of it's 350 million population.

The prayer room located nearby DAMRI bus stop on Terminal 1A

The prayer room is located around Terminal 1A Soekarno Hatta International Airport. According to the forum above, there are more similar prayer-rooms still in progress around Terminal 1B and 1C.

Inside the prater room is nice and cozy, the all year round Jakarta's hot tropical weather is compensated with Air Conditioner. Please click here for more pictures of this prayer room and it's facility.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Bangkok Airport, Thailand

This sign is located outside Muslim prayer-room in Bangkok Airport, Thailand. Muslims are considered minority in this mostly Budhist populated country, but the authority provide great service for the Muslims here.

Picture taken by Lee Carruthers on June 5, 2004. Original pictures can be found at his flickr site.

Riyadh Airport, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia, which also considered as the central spot of Islam religion. It's really surprising to find that the male prayer room in the boarding area Riyadh International Airport is no more than just a small section, carpeted corridor side.

Prayer Room (corner?) in Riyadh International Airport

It's even more surprising to find that the ablution (wudu) area is located inside the men's rest room, just next to the toilets. There are only four water taps for ablution found in this place.

Ablution area, just next to toilets


I just wonder, if they can afford to spare space for this huge fountain just next to the prayer corner why couldn't they build a more decent prayer room? Note how big is the fountain by comparing it's size to the man walking at the upper background.

Riyadh Airport Huge Fountain


All pictures taken on 23-November-2008

Update: it has been 'upgraded' in 2010, see this post.