Sultan Haitham City: Treasure for the future

Sultan Haitham City: Treasure for the future

Muscat – The plan for the ‘Sultan Haitham City’, which was unveiled on Wednesday under the patronage of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, constitutes a futuristic urban icon, a treasure for the future and a sustainable gift from His Majesty to future generations and all segments of society.

The proposed Sultan Haitham City is the fruitful outcome of the comprehensive transformation approach espoused by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning. It envisages transition into sustainable urban development that benefits thriving communities through the implementation of national strategic projects for urban development in line with Oman Vision 2040.

Sultan Haitham City represents the cornerstone of upcoming projects and a new model for building sustainable cities. It simulates modern life and epitomises the aspirations of young people in Oman.

The city, on an area of 14,800,000 square metres, has been designed to reflect sound and sustainable urban planning based on the utilisation of green spaces on an area of 2,900,000 square metres.

It targets to house 100,000 people in 20,000 housing units ranging between separate villas, semi-attached villas, townhouses and flats. The housing units will be distributed over 19 integrated residential neighbourhoods, supplied with various facilities and services to meet the needs of the