Municipality temporarily closes two major parks in Oman

Muscat: The Al Naseem and Al Amerat Parks will be temporarily closed, Muscat Municipality has announced.

The parks are being closed from December 2, 2018 for maintenance work, officials said.

In a statement online the Municipality said, "As part of preparations for the Muscat Festival, the main organising committee of the Muscat Festival 2019 would like to draw the attention of the public to the closure of the Al Amerat and Al Naseem parks from December 2, 2018, to carry out the construction and maintenance work of the park facilities.

“The Committee apologises for this and asks everyone to cooperate for the common good,” the statement added.

According to the Muscat Festival official’s statement online, “The Muscat Festival will commence on January 10 and will continue until February 9, 2019.”