Salalah City Master Plan to guide balanced land use in the future is 95% complete Salalah – A new wildlife park will be established in Dhofar as part of a broad package of development and environmental projects underway in the governorate, according to Governor Sayyid Marwan bin Turki al Said. He informed that the projects […]
Salalah City Master Plan to guide balanced land use in the future is 95% complete
Salalah – A new wildlife park will be established in Dhofar as part of a broad package of development and environmental projects underway in the governorate, according to Governor Sayyid Marwan bin Turki al Said.
He informed that the projects reflect the directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, who has called for governorates to serve as the basic unit of national development under Oman’s long-term vision for sustainable growth.
Work is progressing on the planned wildlife park, even as the governorate is conducting a study on the Arabian leopard and its natural prey as part of an updated conservation strategy for 2025–2030. Efforts are underway to reintroduce the Arabian oryx and sand gazelle in targeted areas.
Dhofar is also implementing a protocol to control invasive bird and plant species, alongside ongoing wildlife reintroduction efforts.
On urban development, Sayyid Marwan said work has begun on a detailed plan for the future city of Salalah, which will feature more than 13,000 housing units accommodating between 60,000 and 65,000 people along a 7km stretch of the Arabian Sea.
He noted that implementation of the Al Shurooq neighbourhood in the north of Sahalnut is ongoing. The project will be the governorate’s first model residential neighbourhood.
He added that 95% of the Salalah City Master Plan has been completed. Covering 428sqkm, the plan will guide future land use while ensuring environmental and developmental balance.
Sayyid Marwan said the Pasture Resting Project spans nine wadis in the wilayats and mountains of Dhofar. The initiative will run for seven months each year over a three-year period to reduce overgrazing and support the recovery of vegetation cover.
In the food security sector, work has begun on an integrated centre for collecting, sorting and marketing agricultural produce of the Najd region. Other projects include the planned Najd Agricultural City and the Frankincense Reserve in Thumrait. Dhofar is also advancing efforts to localise the cultivation of turmeric, ginger and Arabica coffee in Salalah, Taqah, Rakhyut and Dhalkut.
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