Bawshar

Bawshar بوشر
Province
Bawshar Location in Oman
Coordinates: 23°32′N 58°23′E
Country	Oman
Governorate	Muscat Governorate
Population  (2020)
• Total	383,257
Time zone	UTC+4 (Oman Standard Time)

Honeycomb cemetery of the Early Iron Age

Bawshar (Arabic: بوشر Bawšar) is one of the wilayats of Muscat, in northeastern Oman. The province borders wilayat Muttrah in the east and wilayat Seeb in the west, it overlooks the Sea of Oman to the north. It contains several archaeological sites and the Qurm Nature Reserve Ramsar site.

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, and Al Misfah. One of the biggest supermarkets of Oman resides here which is Lulu Hypermarket. which is now merged with the Grand Mall Muscat.

Schools in Bawshar include:

• The International School of Oman

In conjunction with the Muscat Grand Mall, there are a number of other shopping malls in the area. These include:

• The Panorama Mall
• Avenues Mall
• The Mall of Oman which has opened in September 2021 and is currently the largest Mall in Oman.

Landmarks

Bawshar has been a central part of Muscat Governate and is home to many crucial landmarks for the country, starting with Sultan Qaboos Stadium which is the national stadium that hosts most international matches for football and other sports, as well as other events that require a high standard stadium.

Another Landmark is Oil and Gas museum, which was opened in 1995, and it displayed the history of Oil and Gas extraction methods and the refinery that comes later through the history and how Oman has developed its methods of extraction and refinery.

Also there is Children's Museum, which is a futuristic museum for the modern scientific innovations and interesting discoveries and mechanisms, oversimplified for kids to understand them and take interest for them, Children's museum is an essential destination for school excursions where many kids start taking interest in science and get motivated to innovate and make a change in the country.

Bawsher Sands

Bawsher Sands are just spectacular to see, the formation of the dunes and the shades of colors are always mesmerizing to see, it is a common tourist attraction where you can even rent a buggy bike and display your skills (Safely of course). The best time to visit the sans is near sunset because the view at that time is beautiful to see and will make the person appreciate the nature and what is can have.

Further reading

• 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