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Festival of light illuminates Sharjah
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2/12/2025
Festival of light illuminates Sharjah. Festival highlights heritage sites and Islamic architecture, delighting residents and visitors with a spectacular show of lights and sound. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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The 6th edition of the Sharjah Light Festival presents several surprises and new creative
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designs.
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Public buildings, mosques, universities and even markets bask in beautiful eye-catching
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lights and colors.
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The festival offers a distinctive blend of lights and sounds to create various designs
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using the latest lighting techniques to display artwork on major buildings and highlighting
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the heritage of Sharjah and its Islamic architecture.
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What allows Sharjah to host this kind of festival is the architecture that we have.
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The architecture that we have in Sharjah is different.
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It's very detailed.
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There are a lot of details in the design of the facades of all of our buildings.
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They're really iconic.
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What people always think is that it's just a light festival that we have projections
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on the buildings and that's it.
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But this is not really what the light festival is about.
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The light festival is more about positioning Sharjah internationally on the world tourism
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map.
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Besides, there are many other dimensions to the light festival, spreading the message
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or the identity of Sharjah and the culture behind all of these buildings.
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So it's not only the building, it's what's behind that building.
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There is a lot of thought, there is a lot of, you know, a vision from His Highness the
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Ruler of Sharjah for Sharjah being a cultural hub.
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The festival, which runs from February 4 to 13, under the theme Travel Across Time, has
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expanded to new locations, including Al Qasimiyah University, University City Hall, Planetarium
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Jubail New Market, Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah and Cultural Palace, among
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others.
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Over the years, the Sharjah Light Festival has come to occupy a prominent position in
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the calendar of events in the region, attracting thousands of local and foreign visitors.
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Irish Eden Belyeza for Gulf News.
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