MUSCAT : The project is being implemented at a cost of RO 9.743 million and is considered one of Oman’s major national market projects aimed at supporting economic development, enhancing competitiveness, and supplying local and regional markets with a variety of products.

North Al Sharqiyah Municipality said work on the project is progressing rapidly as part of efforts to establish an integrated livestock and resources market serving multiple governorates across the Sultanate.
Engineer Nasser bin Khamis Al Hasani, Director General of the municipality, said the project is strategically located in the industrial area of Sinaw and benefits from its proximity to the road linking the industrial zones of Sinaw and Al Mudhaibi.

He added that the market’s central location will allow it to serve several wilayats and governorates, including Duqm and Mahout in Al Wusta Governorate, as well as Nizwa, Izki, Adam, Manah and Samail in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, in addition to the North and South Al Sharqiyah governorates.

Al Hasani said the market aims to establish a specialized livestock trading hub with a national economic dimension, helping organize the sector and strengthen investment opportunities. He noted that the project will help address the issue of random livestock pens in the wilayat while providing integrated facilities for livestock trading, fodder sales, and auction activities.

The market will include designated areas for green and dry fodder sales, along with spacious facilities for daily and weekly livestock auctions.

According to Dr. Zubaida bint Salem Al Shidhani, the project includes a comprehensive range of facilities to support commercial activity and customer services.

She explained that the integrated market will feature an administration building, 155 livestock pens — including 101 sheep pens, 26 cattle pens, and 28 camel pens — in addition to a slaughterhouse, feed shops, refrigerated warehouses, a veterinary clinic, a public auction yard, and an ice factory.

The project will also include supporting infrastructure and logistics services such as a mosque, restaurants, cafes, internal roads, public parking spaces, landscaping works, waiting shelters, and nursery shops. The total project area covers approximately 163,000 square metres.

She added that the project is expected to generate annual financial returns exceeding RO 340,000.
She further noted that the market is expected to create more than 150 direct job opportunities for Omani citizens, while also supporting small and medium enterprises and providing marketing outlets for livestock breeders, farmers and beekeepers.

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