Mall of Muscat opens
Mall of Muscat, considered to be one of the most prestigious commercial projects in Oman seen to promote tourism in a big way, was thrown open to public on Monday. Developed by Al Jarwani Group and its subsidiary Tamani Global for Development and Investment, Mall of Muscat is one of the biggest malls located in Seeb, in the capital, with many regional firsts, including the biggest aquarium and a snow park as initial attractions. Laid over a 200,000sq m plot on three levels, the mall has room for an excess of 200 shops including some of the most popular international brands.
We like to bring new exciting offers for our patrons but we don’t want to offer everything on ‘day one’ Mahmood al Jarwani
The biggest highlight of this mall is the Oman Aquarium, the largest in the Middle East, spread over 8,000sq m. A family entertainment arena called Fabyland as well as Novo Cinemas were also thrown open to public while a Snow Park over an area of 5,600sq m is currently being created within the mall and will be ready by the end of the year, Sheikh Mahmood al Jarwani, chairman of Al Jarwani Group disclosed. “We like to bring in new exciting offers to our patrons but we don’t want to offer everything on ‘day one’. “So, the Snow Park will be ready after a few months so that visitors get something new at the end of the year. We also have another new project which will be ready next year,” Sheikh Jarwani said adding, “This is not the end of the story. We will keep developing the project and adding new surprises for our patrons in coming years.” The mall offers 3,000 parking spaces in three levels for customers and features 240 stores and kiosks. It has a food court that can seat about a 1,000 people and ‘The Walk’, an indoor casual dining area set under a starlit sky, lining a cobbled street. The biggest Lulu Hypermarket outlet in Oman is also a key feature of this mall on the ground level.
