Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos ( ar, مدينة السلطان قابوس) is a suburb of
Muscat
Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total population of Muscat Governorate was ...
, the capital of the
Sultanate of Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
. The Name "Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos" is an Arabic phrase that means "City of Sultan Qaboos."
Sultan Qaboos
Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...
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
Muscat Governorate.
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
Qurum
Qurum (; also written Qurm) is an upscale suburb of Muscat in Oman.
Its main attractions are the Qurum Natural Park, the Qurum City Centre and the Qurum Beach.
Qurm Nature Reserve
Qurum is the site of Qurm Nature Reserve, a national natur ...
. 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
Matrah Cold Stores supermarket. While the expansion plans include a cinema, there are already several shops and restaurants located in the shopping centre including
KFC,
McDonald's
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,
Pizza Hut
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,
Starbucks,
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).
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Gallery
The school building at Madinat Qaboos in Oman.jpg, The school building at Madinat Qaboos in Oman by Basil Al Bayati
References
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Suburbs of Muscat, Oman