Oman Announces New City for 100,000 People, 20,000 Homes, 39 Schools and More
Oman has announced plans to build Sultan Haitham City, a development to house 100,000 people in 20,000 new homes.
Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tarik presided over the inaugural ceremony for the upcoming smart futuristic city.
The development is coming up in the Wilayat of A’Seeb and constitutes a futuristic urban icon, a treasure for the future and a sustainable gift from Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to future generations and all segments of society.
The housing units are distributed over 19 integrated residential neighbourhoods, supplied with various facilities and services to meet the needs of the residents.
It will have 23 mosques and a grand mosque.
The city will have 11 health facilities, including two health centres that cater to the needs of 20,000 patients and another set of six health centres with a capacity to serve 10,000 patients.
