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| Source: Irhal. Irfan Ahmad, CEO and founder of Irhal.com, said that the appreciation gives the company the impetus to keep going. |
The Irhal Islamic travel mobile app has taken the top prize for the most innovative application developed by a startup in the field of Islamic economy at The Entrepreneurs Day Awards hosted by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority in Dubai.
More than 300 companies took part in the competition. Ten startups were shortlisted for final presentations before a jury of international seed and angel investors.
Irhal is an Arabic/English Islamic travel app which has 90+ city guides. Besides traditional travel information on places to visit, shopping, and hotels, Irhal also has GPS enabled maps showing halal restaurants and mosques. It also has prayer timings and the qiblah direction for each city.
Irhal is an Arabic/English Islamic travel app which has 90+ city guides. Besides traditional travel information on places to visit, shopping, and hotels, Irhal also has GPS enabled maps showing halal restaurants and mosques. It also has prayer timings and the qiblah direction for each city.
The Irhal.com website has over 200,000 visitors from the Middle East. The mobile app is positioned to be the must-have resource for all Muslim travelers globally. According to a 2013 Thomson Reuters study, Muslims spend over US$130 billion every year in leisure and business travel and 31% of this amount is spent by travelers from the GCC alone.
Irhal is available both on the Android and iOS formats. Download the iOS app here and the Android app here.
Irhal is available both on the Android and iOS formats. Download the iOS app here and the Android app here.