Tembakan Meriam Tandai Waktu Buka Puasa di Abu Dhabi

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Tembakan Meriam Tandai Waktu Buka Puasa di Abu Dhabi

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Senin, 27 Mar 2023 19:00 WIB

Uni Emirat Arab - Uni Emirat Arab menggunakan tembakan meriam sebagai penanda waktu berbuka puasa. Meriam buka puasa menjadi tradisi sekaligus daya tarik di UEA setiap Ramadan.

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MARCH 24: Personnel fire the Iftar cannon ahead of a traditional mass Iftar dinner on the first Friday of the month of Ramadan in Abu Dhabi's historical Qasr al-Hosn, United Arab Emirates on March 24, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Zarandah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Personil bersiap menembakkan meriam di Qasr al-Hosn, Abu Dhabi, Uni Emirat Arab, Jumat (24/3/2023).  

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MARCH 24: Personnel fire the Iftar cannon ahead of a traditional mass Iftar dinner on the first Friday of the month of Ramadan in Abu Dhabi's historical Qasr al-Hosn, United Arab Emirates on March 24, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Zarandah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Meriam-meriam tersebut, yang dikenal sebagai midfa al iftar, biasanya ditembakkan saat matahari terbenam untuk menandakan berakhirnya waktu puasa hari itu.  

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MARCH 24: Personnel fire the Iftar cannon ahead of a traditional mass Iftar dinner on the first Friday of the month of Ramadan in Abu Dhabi's historical Qasr al-Hosn, United Arab Emirates on March 24, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Zarandah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Meriam buka puasa menjadi tradisi sekaligus daya tarik di Uni Emirat Arab setiap Bulan Suci Ramadan.  

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MARCH 24: Personnel fire the Iftar cannon ahead of a traditional mass Iftar dinner on the first Friday of the month of Ramadan in Abu Dhabi's historical Qasr al-Hosn, United Arab Emirates on March 24, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Zarandah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Di Abu Dhabi, meriam-meriam tersebut telah ditempatkan di beberapa lokasi termasuk Masjid Agung Sheikh Zayed, Qasr Al Hosn, Mother of the Nation Park dan tempat parkir Formula Satu di daerah Al Shahama.  

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MARCH 24: Personnel fire the Iftar cannon ahead of a traditional mass Iftar dinner on the first Friday of the month of Ramadan in Abu Dhabi's historical Qasr al-Hosn, United Arab Emirates on March 24, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Zarandah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Diketahui, meriam berbuka puasa menjadi tradisi Ramadan di Uni Emirat Arab sejak tahun 1960-an.  

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MARCH 24: Personnel fire the Iftar cannon ahead of a traditional mass Iftar dinner on the first Friday of the month of Ramadan in Abu Dhabi's historical Qasr al-Hosn, United Arab Emirates on March 24, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Zarandah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Menurut protokol, empat petugas hadir di setiap penembakan. Dua mengoperasionalkan orang meriam, di mana satu melewati kartrid kosong dan yang lain memuatnya. Dua petugas tetap di belakang sebagai penjaga meriam dan memberi perintah.  

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MARCH 24: Personnel fire the Iftar cannon ahead of a traditional mass Iftar dinner on the first Friday of the month of Ramadan in Abu Dhabi's historical Qasr al-Hosn, United Arab Emirates on March 24, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Zarandah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Ketika tiba waktunya berbuka puasa, perintah diberikan dan meriam ditembakkan. Tembakannya bisa terdengar dari jarak beberapa kilometer.  

Tembakan Meriam Tandai Waktu Buka Puasa di Abu Dhabi
Tembakan Meriam Tandai Waktu Buka Puasa di Abu Dhabi
Tembakan Meriam Tandai Waktu Buka Puasa di Abu Dhabi
Tembakan Meriam Tandai Waktu Buka Puasa di Abu Dhabi
Tembakan Meriam Tandai Waktu Buka Puasa di Abu Dhabi
Tembakan Meriam Tandai Waktu Buka Puasa di Abu Dhabi
Tembakan Meriam Tandai Waktu Buka Puasa di Abu Dhabi
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