Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is a part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Grand Prairie is a suburb of both Dallas and Fort Worth and in 2006 had a population of 153,812.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 81.5 square miles (211.2 km²), of which, 71.4 square miles (184.9 km²) of it is land and 10.1 square miles (26.3 km²) of it (12.44%) is liquid.
The West Fork of the Trinity River and a major tributary, Johnson Creek, flow through Grand Prairie.
Grand Prairie has a long history of flooding from Johnson Creek. In the 1980s a major Army Corps of Engineer project was started to straighten the channel which has reduced the damage of flooding.
Islamic Clothing information can be obtained from the following Islamic shops and mosques in Grand Prairie and surrounding areas.
- The Islamic Center of Irving
- Al-HedayaAcademy
- Al NurSchool
- AwtyInternationalSchool
- TylerIslamicSchool
- The Islamic EducationCenter of Houston
- Islamic Academy
- Islamic Academy of San Antonio