Al-Abbas's (P) Shrine inaugurates the Family Entertainment Ferdaws project in Karbala

The Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine has opened the first phase of the Ferdaws family entertainment project, which is being built on an area of 80 dunums west of Karbala governorate.

The opening ceremony was attended by the secretary general of the Al-Abbas's (p) shrine; Sayed Mustafa Mortada Aal Dia-Uddin, the director of the Office of the Senior Official; Dr. Afdhal al-Shami, a number of members of the board of Directors of the holy shrine and its officials, the governor of Karbala, Mr. Nasif Jassim Al-Khattabi, in addition to the local government in the province, and official, security and academic figures.

The secretary-general said: "the project came under the guidance of the Senior Official of the holy shrine; Sayed Ahmad al-Safi, and seeks to meet two main goals, the first is to create an entertainment environment that meets the needs of the Iraqi family and suits the sanctity of Karbala governorate".

"The second objective is that the project is a step to combat desertification and support the environmental situation by increasing green spaces and planting trees to form a natural environment that contributes to improving the climate,"he added.

For his part, engineer Adel al-Mimar, executive director of Al-Liwaa international company affiliated with the Al-Abbas's (p) shrine and the executor of the project, said in his speech during the opening ceremony, "today we are witnessing a new achievement added to the series of achievements of the Holy Shrine of projects, which is the opening of the first phase of the Firdaws family entertainment resort and Gardens project," pointing out that "it will not be the last project".

He explained, " the project is part of the activities adopted by the Al-Abbas's (p) Shrine, including health, educational and agricultural activities, which aim to serve the holy city of Karbala and those coming to it from different parts of Iraq."

The project includes many recreational facilities, including a huge waterfall with a height of 18 meters and a width of 20 meters, 5 small waterfalls that add aesthetics to the general view, as well as it contains 65 private and public sessions, to provide rest places for families, 4 football fields, a horse racetrack, along with an artificial river that stretches for 3 kilometers, as well as a mosque, a restaurant and a fishing area from a large artificial lake.

The project includes a private flower garden and a bird garden, which provides families with an opportunity to enjoy nature, provides horse carriages for roaming, more than 20 boats, and includes a mud house reflecting the Iraqi heritage, and displays local products such as dates, honey, and molasses produced by the companies of the holy shrine.

The family Ferdaws project is located in the west of Karbala governorate on an area of 80 dunums, of which 40 dunums were invested in the first phase, and work continued for two years.