Fast power enables fast economic growth on Oman’s scenic arabian sea coast

Fast power enables fast economic growth on Oman’s scenic arabian sea coast

Sultanate of Oman: Over the course of millennia, wind and rain have created a natural sculpture garden of fantastically shaped rocks located not far from Oman’s central coastline on the Arabian Sea. Many of the formations are large boulders impossibly balanced on tiny rock pedestals. Others evoke the shapes of birds, human heads, loaves of bread, and mushrooms.

The fascinating site doesn’t get too many visitors today, given that it’s located more than 500 kilometers south of Oman’s capital Muscat, in the dramatically scenic and sparsely populated Al Wusta Governorate.

However, visits to the Rock Garden in the town of Duqm are growing, in part because of what’s taking shape nearby, on a 2,000 square kilometers stretch of coastal desert.

Called the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD), one of the Middle East and North Africa’s largest economic zones contains a wide range of services and features, including a multi-purpose port; a dry dock for ship repair; a fishing port; an international airport; a tourist district featuring 18 kilometers of coastline; a logistics district; and light, medium, and heavy industrial zones.

Located on modern maritime sea routes linking Asia, Africa, Europe, and beyond, the economic zone is quickly adding new tenants, new industrial projects,