As many as 1,514 land plots and real estate properties have been transferred to Omani citizens from November 2018 to June 2020 in different governorates of the Sultanate, according to the Ministry of Housing.

                     The step comes in implementation of Royal Decree No. 29/2018 which bans non-Omanis' ownership of land plots and properties in some areas.

                      Statistics of the Housing Ministry show that the transferred land plots and properties were distributed as follows: 748 in Al Buraimi Governorate, 170 in Musandam Governorate, 228 in North Al Batinah Governorate, 297 in A’Dhahira Governorate, 67 in Al Wusta Governorate, 3 in Dhofar Governorate (excluding Salalah) and 1 in Masira Island.

                      The Ministry set "November 2020" as the deadline for execution of legal action as per the two statutes on transfer of title deeds of properties to Omanis.ONA