Wadi Zaha

Wadi Zaha is a new neighbourhood by Al Ahly Sabbour in Sultan Haitham City, the planned city taking shape west of Seeb in the Muscat Governorate. Its master plan is by SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill). The buildings are grouped around inner courtyards, and the front row faces the city's Central Park.

Most homes are in mid-rise apartment buildings of ground plus six floors. The plans include studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, two- and three-bedroom penthouses and sky villas on the upper floors, from about 54 sqm for a studio to just over 300 sqm for the largest penthouse. Some penthouses and the corner sky villas have a private pool on the terrace. On the quieter streets there are three-bedroom townhouses with 215 sqm of built-up space on 200 sqm plots, and four-bedroom standalone villas of 388 sqm on 450 sqm plots, each over three levels.

The neighbourhood is meant to be walked. Car-free paths with jogging and cycling routes connect the courtyards, landscaped gardens and children's play areas. The ground floors form a retail promenade of cafés, restaurants, a grocery and co-working space, with a pharmacy and a mini-market for everyday shopping, and residents have a fully equipped gym, a spa and swimming pools. Investors can also buy the ground-floor shop units.

Apartments come with porcelain floors, air conditioning, solid-surface marble counters in the bathrooms and water heaters. The developer offers a furniture package for each layout, with installation included.

Wadi Zaha is sold freehold, and the developer's prices include 5% VAT. The payment plan asks for 5% on booking and 15% a month later; the remaining 80% is spread over 59 monthly instalments, so payments run for five years. Delivery takes 3 to 4 years from purchase depending on the building, which puts the last instalments after handover. Buyers' money goes into the project's escrow account at Sohar Islamic, opened in February 2025. The first phase is under construction: the developer's site footage from April 2026 shows foundations going in for the villas, the townhouses and the E27 apartment buildings.