Bawshar
| Bawshar بوشر | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
  Bawshar Location in Oman | |
| Coordinates: 23°32′N 58°23′E / 23.533°N 58.383°ECoordinates: 23°32′N 58°23′E / 23.533°N 58.383°E | |
| Country |
 Oman |
| Governorate | Muscat Governorate |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 192,235 |
| Time zone | Oman Standard Time (UTC+4) |
Bawshar (Arabic: بوشر Bawšar) is one of the wilayats of Muscat, in northeastern Oman. The province borders wilayat Muttrah in the east and Muscat International Airport in the west, it overlooks the Sea of Oman from the north. It contains several archaeological sites. According to the 2010 National Census, the population of wilayat Bawshar was 192,235 spread over its 43 villages and towns. The most noteworthy of these are Al Khuwair, Sultan Qaboos City, Al Ghubra, Al Adheeba, Ghala, Al Sarooj, Bowsher Al Qadima, Al Ansab Sanab, Al Hamam, Al Awabi, Al Misfah. One of the biggest supermarkets of Oman resides here which is Lulu hypermarket[1] which is now merged with The Grand Mall Muscat
In conjunction to The Muscat Grand Mall there are a number of other shopping malls in the area, these include;
Avenues Mall Which is currently the largest mall in Oman.
The Mall of Oman which is currently starting construction and tabbed to overtake Avenues Mall to become the largest mall in Oman.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- Paul Yule ed., Studies in the Archaeology of the Sultanate of Oman, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Orient-Abteilung, Orient-Archäologie vol. 2, Rahden, 1999, ISBN 3-89646-632-1, pages 1–72.
- Paul Yule Cross-roads – Early and Late Iron Age South-eastern Arabia, Abhandlungen Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft, vol. 30, Wiesbaden 2014, ISBN 978-3-447-10127-1, 34-35 Fig 13.1