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	==Mosques or Praying Areas==		==Mosques or Praying Areas==
	*'''Pakistani Mosque''' (officially Pakistani-German friendship venture)		*'''Pakistani Mosque''' (officially Pakistani-German friendship venture)
-	:Address: (need to look up)	+	:Address: Pakistanischer Deutscher Kulturverein
-	:Closest Bus stop: Hoch Strasse (Linie 10, 17, 38)	+	:Parallel Str. 42,
		+	:Saarbrucken, Saarland 66113, GERMANY
		+	:Phone:+49 681 7540602
		+	:Closest Bus stop: Hoch Strasse (Bus Route Numbers 10, 17, 38)
	:Also hosts Eid prayers, although gets crowded.		:Also hosts Eid prayers, although gets crowded.
-	*'''Arabic Moque'''	+	*'''Arabic Mosque'''
-	:Address: somewhere in Burbach, near Burbache Kirche	+	:Address: Islamische Gemeinde Saarland e. V.
-	:Accessibility visa bus: Linie 38 (closest stop), Linie 10, 17 (requires a bit of walking)	+	:Im Malhofen 2-4,
		+	:Saarbrucken, Saarland 66115, GERMANY
		+	:Phone:+49 681 7616885
		+	:Accessibility via bus: Bus Route Numbers 38, 39 (closest stop), Linie 10, 17 (requires a bit of walking)
	:Originally a sports building, converted to a spacious mosque.		:Originally a sports building, converted to a spacious mosque.

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This page is part of a broader series of information pages aimed at helping the Pakistani/Muslim community in Germany. Here you will find Saarbruecken-specific information only, for general information on living in Germany in general, see Living in Germany.

Contents 1 Doctors in Saarbruecken 2 Barbers in Saarbruecken 3 Food Related Information 3.1 Doeners 3.2 Burgers 4 Mosques or Praying Areas 5 Saarland University 6 General Issues

Doctors in Saarbruecken

Since 2005, on the first visit in the quarter, the patient must pay additional 10 euros as Praxisgebuehr. Each calendar year is divided into four quarters (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec). Subsequent visits in the same quarter are not charged Praxisgebuehr.

List of doctors is given below (please add if you know of any other):

Dr. Shad Nair (General Physician/Gynaecologist)

• Location: Bahnhofstrasse
• Specialisation: Frauenartzt (could lead to waiting-room embarrassment)
• Speaks English: yes
• Requires appointment: no
• Timings: (it would be good if someone remembers this. Odd Friday timings can be a pain!)

Dr. Oran (Eye doctor)

• Location: Bahnhofstrasse
• Speaks English: yes
• Requires appointment: no
• Timings: (it would be good if someone remembers this. Odd Friday timings can be a pain!)

Dr. Stefan Shormann (Dentist)

• Location: Bahnhofstrasse
• Speaks English: yes
• Requires appointment: yes
• Timings: (it would be good if someone remembers this. Odd Friday timings can be a pain!)
• Website: http://www.dr-shormann.de
• E-mail: info@dr-shormann.de

Barbers in Saarbruecken

The cheapest known barber costs EUR 10 per hair-cut (edit this as more information is collected).

• Herren Salloon
  • Location: near Johanneskirche/Haus der Zukunft
  • Directions: (someone should be kind enough to add this soooner or later)
  • Price: EUR 10 (trockenhaarschnit, i.e. without wetting hair), EUR 14 normally

Food Related Information

Doeners

Cheapest known doener in Saarbruecken: EUR 1.8 klein (haenchen) and EUR 2.5 gross (haenchen).

• Oase Kebap (Bahnohofstrasse, opp. SaarGallerie)

Categories: chicken (haenchen) and beef (kalb)

Prices:

Chicken klein: 1.8

Chicken gross: 2.5

Kalb klein: 2.0

Kalb gross: 2.8

Sitting area: yes

Home delivery: no

Opening hours: mostly till midnight, sometimes till 1 am

Burgers

• McDonalds (Bahnhof & near Karstadt in Bahnhofstrasse)

Economical options:

cheese burger: EUR 1.00 (warning: contains beef)

chicken burger: EUR 1.00 (warning: contains chicken)

Opening hours: mostly till 3 am, sometimes round the clock

Mosques or Praying Areas

• Pakistani Mosque (officially Pakistani-German friendship venture)

Address: Pakistanischer Deutscher Kulturverein

Parallel Str. 42,

Saarbrucken, Saarland 66113, GERMANY

Phone:+49 681 7540602

Closest Bus stop: Hoch Strasse (Bus Route Numbers 10, 17, 38)

Also hosts Eid prayers, although gets crowded.

• Arabic Mosque

Address: Islamische Gemeinde Saarland e. V.

Im Malhofen 2-4,

Saarbrucken, Saarland 66115, GERMANY

Phone:+49 681 7616885

Accessibility via bus: Bus Route Numbers 38, 39 (closest stop), Linie 10, 17 (requires a bit of walking)

Originally a sports building, converted to a spacious mosque.

• University Campus Mosque/Praying Room

Location: on campus, Saarland University (someone should enter the room number)

Saarland University

There are currently 28 students and 1 post-doc researcher at Saarland University (Jan 2006 estimate).

Existing students and/or alumni should enter their tasuraat here.

General Issues

Non-city-specific topics, which are relevant to people living in Germany in general are discussed under Germany. Some of the topics discussed in the main article include:

• Travel-related information (finding cheap tickets)
• Economical means for calling Pakistan (calling cards, telephone codes etc.)
• Visa related FAQ
• Online communities and mailing-lists
• Miscellaneous information, such as contact info for the consulate general of Pakistan