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Ban on Serving Shisha

Formal citationCircular No. 11/2020 Issuing sourceDepartment of Culture and Tourism - Circulars → Issued / Gazetted / Effective— · — · — Gazette issue Categorycircular Last indexed11 Jul 2026
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11/03/2020
Messrs. General Managers of Tourism & Hotel
Establishments
ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺗﺭﻣﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺩﺓ/ ﻣﺩﺭﺍء ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ
Circular No. 11/2020 11/2020 ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
Subject: Ban on serving Shisha ﺣﻅﺭ ﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﺷﻳﺷﺔ ﺍﻟﻣـﻭﺿﻭﻉ:
Greetings, ﺗﺣﻳﺔ ﻁﻳﺑﺔ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ،
In line with the preventative measures for COVID-
19, the Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu
Dhabi is instructing all tourism establishments to
refrain from serving Shisha in all areas and
facilities.
• This should commence with immediate and urgent
effect.
• Kindly note that tourism establishments will be
visited by DCT inspectors in coordination with
relevant entities to verify adherence to the circular.
• Kindly note that establishments not in compliance
with these guidelines will be subjected to legal
action.
( 19-COVlD)ﺗﻣﺎﺷﻳﺎ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺗﺩﺍﺑﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﻭﻗﺎﺋﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﻔﻳﺭﻭﺱ ﺍﻟﻛﻭﺭﻭﻧﺎ
ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﺗﻭﺟﻪ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ
ﺑﺎﻻﻣﺗﻧﺎﻉ ﻋﻥ ﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﺷﻳﺷﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻣﺭﺍﻓﻖ.
• ﻳﺟﺏ ﺍﺗﺧﺎﺫ ﺍﻟﺗﺩﺍﺑﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﻼﺯﻣﺔ ﺑﺷﻛﻝ ﻓﻭﺭﻱ ﻭﻋﺎﺟﻝ.
• ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻡ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﻣﺭﺍﻓﻘﻬﺎ ﺳﻳﺗﻡ ﺗﻔﺗﻳﺷﻬﺎ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ
ﺍﻟﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺑﺎﻟﺗﺳﻳﻖ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺟﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﻧﻳﺔ ﻟﻠﺗﺣﻘﻖ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻻﻣﺗﻧﺎﻉ ﻋﻥ ﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﺷﻳﺷﺔ
ﺑﺷﻛﻝ ﻛﺎﻣﻝ ﻭﺳﻳﺗﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﺣﻘﻖ ﻓﻲ ﺫﻟﻙ.
• ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﻣﻼﺣﻅﺔ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻱ ﻣﻧﺷﺄﺓ ﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ / ﻓﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﻻ ﺗﻣﺗﺛﻝ ﻟﻠﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﺎﺕ
ﺃﻋﻼﻩ ﺳﻭﻑ ﺗﺧﺿﻊ ﻹﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﻗﺎﻧﻭﻧﻳﺔ ﻭﻓﻖ ﺍﻟﺗﺷﺭﻳﻌﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻧﺎﻓﺫﺓ .
Kind Regards. ﻭﺗﻔﺿﻠﻭﺍ ﺑﻘﺑﻭﻝ ﻓﺎﺋﻖ ﺍﻻﺣﺗﺭﺍﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﺭ.
Department of Culture and Tourism ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ
P.O.Box 94000, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates dctabudhabi.ae ، ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺑﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﺣﺩﺓ94000ﺹ.ﺏ.
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