Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos ( ar, مدينة السلطان قابوس) is a suburb of

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, the capital of the

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. The Name "Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos" is an Arabic phrase that means "City of Sultan Qaboos."

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was the monarch of the Sultanate of Oman, until Jan 2020. Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos (or Madinat Qaboos and MQ for short) is a predominantly upscale residential area located in the center of

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. Nearby suburbs include Al-Khuwair,

Shati Al-Qurm Shatti Al-Qurum (also written Shatti Al-Qurm) is the most expensive residential locality situated on the coast of Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman. It is also known as Muscat's Diplomatic District due to many embassies being located ...

and

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. It is situated 6 kilometer from the sea and is well connected to the rest of the city by the arterial highway,

Sultan Qaboos Street Sultan Qaboos Street (aka Sultan Qaboos Highway) is a major highway in Muscat, the capital of Oman. It is named after Qaboos bin Said. The following are close to Sultan Qaboos Street: * Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos * Muscat International Airport ...

that separates the suburb from Shatti Al Qurum and the sea. Until the growth of Shatti Al Qurum in the 1990s, Madinat Qaboos is one of the most expensive residential areas in Muscat. It is also a popular choice of residence for expatriate workers in Muscat, particularly Westerners. Madinat Qaboos contains one of the oldest shopping centres in the city and it is currently undergoing a period of expansion following the demolition of

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supermarket. While the expansion plans include a cinema, there are already several shops and restaurants located in the shopping centre including

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, Pavo Real (a Mexican restaurant famed for its Karaoke Monday Nights), Kargeens (a popular open-air sheesha cafe) and Ziyara (another shisha bar with open-air seats outside along with an inside facility).

Gallery

The school building at Madinat Qaboos in Oman.jpg, The school building at Madinat Qaboos in Oman by Basil Al Bayati

References

{{coord, 23.6001, 58.4520, display=title, region:OM_type:city Suburbs of Muscat, Oman