Qurum (; also written Qurm) is an upscale 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 ...

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 ...

. 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

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protecting a coastal

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surrounding a forest of grey mangroves. The reserve was declared in 1975 by a decree of Sultan

Qaboos bin Said Qaboos bin Said Al Said ( ar, قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد, ; 18 November 1940 – 10 January 2020) was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020. A fifteenth-generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said ...

, and it became Oman's first Ramsar site in 2013.

Economy

The $600 million Muriya and $129 million Al Kuwair retail developments are located in Qurum.

Qurum City Centre

Majid Al Futtaim opened Qurum City Centre (QCC) – located in the Qurum district of Muscat – in October 2008. QCC includes 75 shops with a total

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of 20,600 square metres and parking for around 1,200 cars. Both malls are anchored by

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, the French hypermarket. The footfall at MCC in 2007 totalled 8m, up 5% over 2006, according to MCC's marketing manager, Ahmed Hamdy. The property's general manager, Ibrahim Al Qasmi, said that he was looking to increase footfall at the MCC to 10m in 2008.

Marah Land

Marah Land is a tourist attraction and is a destination for school trips. Children entering the premises are expected to be joyful or go home. Marah Land hosts the popular annual cancer walk where school children learn about helping society and making a difference, as well as, raising awareness of global issues.

References

External links

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Quality of Ambient Air in Qurum - MECA Open Data
Suburbs of Muscat, Oman {{oman-geo-stub