Sharjah sparkles with the light festival. The Emirate of Sharjah dazzles with an enthralling symphony of light, colours and images as the city runs the fourth edition of the annual Sharjah Light Festival. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00The
00:14Emirate of Sharjah dazzles with an enthralling symphony of lights, colors, and images as
00:20this year's Sharjah Light Festival captivated residents for nine consecutive nights.
00:26The fourth edition of the annual light festival was held from February 6 to 14 and focused
00:32on the Emirate's most prominent mosques, buildings, and landmarks.
00:36The show featured colorful light effects that depicted Emirati culture and heritage.
00:42Using sophisticated lighting technology, the show told the story of Sharjah's Islamic
00:47heritage, history, and magnificent architecture.
00:50It is one of the anchor events of Sharjah.
00:53We are proud to have a light festival in Sharjah, especially that we do have the platform to
00:59have a light festival in Sharjah because of the iconic buildings that we have and the
01:04Islamic architecture.
01:05This year, Sharjah is celebrating being the capital of Islamic culture, and therefore
01:09we focus on Islamic culture.
01:11This is basically the message that we convey to our audience through the light show that
01:16we have.
01:18This kind of a show, you can call it an infotainment show where you entertain people while delivering
01:26information which is valuable information about our culture, about our heritage, about
01:32the valuable documents that we have of Islamic culture.
01:38The festival locations this year included Sharjah Municipality, Kuwait Square, Cultural
01:44Palace Square, King Faisal Mosque, Al Majas Mosque, Al Majas Waterfront, Central Souq,
01:52Al Qasbah, Dr. Sheikh Sultan Al Qasimi Center of Gulf Studies, Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib
01:59Mosque in Kalba, and Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque in Korfakan.
02:03The Sharjah Light Festival, the first and largest of its kind in the Middle East, has
02:08become a landmark global event highlighting Emirati, Arabic, and Islamic culture.
02:14The event also features international artists and performers.
02:18Irish Eden Belieza for Gulf News.