Dubai, August 8: The Ramadan fast is little bit longer for the Muslims residing on top of the world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa.
The greater the distance is from the ground, the longer the duration of the fasting, given the fact that people on top of the tower witness the sunrise early and the sunset later than those on the ground floor.
The Islamic Affairs Department of Dubai has told the residents of the 160-storeyed building that they need to observe varied timings for beginning and ending their month-long fasts.
So, while people living between floors 80 and 150 in the 826-metre tower, would have to delay their evening iftar meal by two minutes, those on the 151-160 floors have to delay breaking their fast by three minutes.
The skyscraper residents should also start their daily fasting two minutes earlier on grounds that dawn descends on them before those living on lower levels, the Department said.
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