Muscat, Oman, April 27, 2009: Majid Al Futtaim Group, the leading retail and leisure pioneer in the Greater Middle East, has announced its third City Centre project in Oman.

The mixed-use community of shops, entertainment and hotels will be located in the Sultanate's second largest city, Sohar, and is due to open its doors in the last quarter of 2011. Sohar City Centre joins the Group's very successful Muscat City Centre and the recently opened Qurum City Centre shopping malls in the capital.  

Sohar City Centre will feature a new Magic Planet for family fun and entertainment, great shopping, with over a hundred stores, a food court with tastes from around the world and even two hotels - Ibis and Novotel. The City Centre will also introduce Carrefour, the world's second largest retailer, to Sohar.

Sohar City Centre will face the main UAE to Muscat highway, just 500 metres from the main Sallan roundabout leading to the residential and commercial areas of the city and the port of Sohar.

Shahram Shamsaee, Senior Vice-President, Shopping Malls at Majid Al Futtaim Properties, says that the new City Centre will introduce a unique retail experience for Sohar residents and visitors from the neighboring districts. "Oman has seen real growth in the past few years and Sohar has risen in popularity as well as population. The timing for the City Centre is perfect," he said.

"The Sohar Industrial Port is the fastest growing industrial hub in the region and it's attracting a large number of investors. This new development is part of our overall strategy and plan to expand our very successful City Centre franchise in the region. Our shopping malls are designed for customers needs; we approach every detail of our projects with the consumer in mind."

The Centre is being designed by architects Broadway Malyan and Atkins and will feature a contemporary design embellished with local Omani characteristics to create a quality and welcoming ambience.

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