Service areas in Muscat

Dense mix of high-rise flats, government offices and a well-known restaurant strip.

Upmarket villas, beachfront homes, malls and the Qurum nature reserve.

Dense commercial district with older flats, shops and many restaurants.

Historic old town with the souq, corniche, port and older stone homes.

Coastal district near the airport with villas, farmland and date gardens.

Modern family villas and townhouses near the university and malls.

University area near the wadi with villas and shared student housing.

Settled suburb of villas and family homes between the highway and hills.

Large mixed district of compounds, villas, schools and clinics.

Industrial zone of warehouses, workshops, garages and commercial offices.

Coastal strip of villas, apartment buildings and beachside homes.

Coastal neighbourhood of villas, new apartments and beachside cafés.

Leafy, established district of large villas, embassies and MSQ centre.

Inland, semi-rural valleys with villas, small farms and open ground.

Growing inland suburb of new villas on open, sandy ground.

Gated golf community of premium villas and apartments among fairways.

Dense residential-commercial area of older flats, shops and schools.

Industrial area of workshops, warehouses and garages beside residential flats.