Qurum

Qurum
Qurum
Suburb of Wilayat

Qurum (

Muscat in Oman.^[2]

Its main attractions are the Qurum Natural Park, the Qurum City Centre and the Qurum Beach.^[citation needed]

Qurm Nature Reserve

Qurum is the site of Qurm Nature Reserve, a national nature reserve protecting a coastal wetland surrounding a forest of grey mangroves.^[3] The reserve was declared in 1975 by a decree of Sultan Qaboos bin Said,^[4] and it became Oman's first Ramsar site in 2013.^[5]

Economy

The $600 million Muriya^[6] and $129 million^[2] Al Kuwair retail developments are located in Qurum.^[1]

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

gross leasable area of 20,600 square metres and parking for around 1,200 cars. Both malls are anchored by Carrefour, the French hypermarket. The footfall at MCC in 2007 totalled 8m, up 5% over 2006, according to MCC's marketing manager, Ahmed Hamdy.^{[citation needed]} The property's general manager, Ibrahim Al Qasmi, said that he was looking to increase footfall at the MCC to 10m in 2008.^[7]

Marah Land

Marah Land is a tourist attraction and is a destination for school trips.^[citation needed] 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

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^ "Nature Reserves". Sultanate of Oman Environment Authority. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
doi:10.1088/1755-1315/151/1/012003
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^ "Qurm Nature Reserve". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

^ "City Walk Muscat". Muriya. 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

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External links

Media related to Al Qurm at Wikimedia Commons

Quality of Ambient Air in Qurum - MECA Open Data

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[3] "Nature Reserves". Sultanate of Oman Environment Authority. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

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[5] "Qurm Nature Reserve". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[muriya-6] "City Walk Muscat". Muriya. 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

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