The project, which is costing $175M, will occupy an area of 430 hectare and is situated approximately 35km from Muscat.
The project is billed as a first of its kind for the country, and is being delivered by more than 700 multi-disciplinary engineers and dedicated designers. The development is being led by the Diwan of Royal Court in Oman, and it intends to celebrate Oman’s unique plants, landscapes and cultural tradition. Featuring eight different habitats, once completed the project will stand as one of the largest botanic gardens in the world.
Once opened to the public in 2023, the gardens will show off Oman’s native plant species in a series of naturalistic habitats from the dry deserts to the rich monsoon cloud forests. The garden will also showcase the traditionally cultivated crops and the many ways that people use plants in Oman.
The garden will consist of a number of key components including a nursery, visitor centre, research centre, field studies centre, outdoor habitat gardens, habitats pavilion, northern mountain biome, southern mountain biome, demonstration garden, and a variety of amenity areas, play areas and family zones.
