Al Maamoura Palace
| Al Maamoura Palace | |
|---|---|
قصر المعمورة العامر | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Town or city | Salalah |
| Country | Oman |
| Coordinates | 17°03′35″N 54°14′00″E / 17.05985°N 54.2334034°E |
| Owner | Sultan of Oman |
Al Maamoura Palace (Arabic: قصر المعمورة العامر Qaṣr al-Maamoura al-Amer) is the Sultan of Oman's residence in Maʽmurah just outside of Salalah.[1] The palace is surrounded by extensive gardens with a falaj running through the grounds.[2]
History
[edit]During the Dhofar War, it was occupied by rebels for a short time and then housed an artillery battery.[3]
Razat Farm
[edit]Sultan Said bin Taimur began the farm adjacent to Al Maamoura Palace to figure out how to grow tropical and sub-tropical fruits in the Dhofar region.[4] It is now under the jurisdiction of the office of Royal Court Affairs. In March 2024, they announced that specialists at the farm cultivated a new type of banana plant called the Razat Banana that is a subspecies of the Williams Cavendish banana.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Economy of Muscat. Code BA file 1102 (papers 18 to 39)". Arabian Gulf Digital Archives. National Library and Archives of the United Arab Emirates. 1959. p. 92.
- ^ "Oman: intelligence reports and Defence Attache's report for 1973". Arabian Gulf Digital Archives. National Library and Archives of the United Arab Emirates. 1974. p. 39.
- ^ "Possible tripartite talks between Oman, the UK and the USA". Arabian Gulf Digital Archives. National Library and Archives of the United Arab Emirates. 1985. p. 7.
- ^ "Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1933-1955". Arabian Gulf Digital Archives. National Library and Archives of the United Arab Emirates. p. 647.
- ^ "Specialists at Razat Farm Discover New Species of Banana". Oman News Agency. 4 March 2024.