Sohar market reopens with new look

Sohar: After closing for 8 years, the doors of Sohar market are reopening with many advantages, the most important of which is exempting tenants from rents for a period of 6 months, after it was one of the most important reasons that prompted merchants to close their stores.

After the demands of the Municipal Council members in 2020, to reduce rent prices, the market returns with new shops of different sizes and at much lower rental prices, as the rent price of the shop in the previous Sohar market ranged from 350 to 400 Omani riyals.

Muhammad bin Khasib Al Roshdi, Director of the Department of Financial Affairs and Income in Sohar Municipality, said The Sohar market will be opened tomorrow under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Saif bin Hamir Al Malik Al Shehhi, Governor of North Al Batinah, after its closure lasted for about 8 years. And with this new opening, there will be a lot of facilities in terms of prices and payment for the tenant, and the tenants are exempted from renting for a period of 6 months from the date of entry into force of the rental relationship of the contract, as well as additional parking spaces that the municipality is now constructing around the market, along the corniche opposite the front of the market.

He added: Sohar Market in the new Hilla will be a fully air-conditioned commercial heritage, characterized in terms of its location, with its beautiful view of the sea and its proximity to the sea road (Corniche). Omani per shop, and shops with an area of ​​more than 20 meters at 150 Omani riyals per shop.

Al-Rushdi said that there is an exemption for paying rent for a full year for owners of small and medium enterprises “Riyada”, and spaces on the sides of the market designated for practicing commercial activities (kiosks, carts) that home owners can benefit from free of charge.

As for the plans that are currently being studied, there is a plan to activate the approximately 180 shops located around the market, and an integrated plan to activate cultural, heritage, literary and artistic activities every week in the upper market hall.

It is noteworthy that Sohar market includes many shops, including:

– Designing clothes and selling traditional clothes
– Selling perfumes, incense and oud
– Selling Al-Masara, Omani kumma and perfumes
– House of antiques and souvenirs
– Selling nuts, coffee, spices and perfumes
– Silversmithing and selling them
– Selling Iranian products and dairy
– Selling antiques, souvenirs and pictures
– Shop for Omani sweets and sweets
– Selling Coffee, nuts and sweets
– coffee serves hot and cold drinks, meals and desserts

And boutiques that include the following:

– makeup, clothes, bags, children’s shoes, toys and household items., women’s fabrics.
– Selling women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, shoes and bags.
– Selling silverware and gifts
– Selling flowers and gift wrapping