Oman Ministry of Housing has transferred a total of 1,514 land plots and real estate properties in the name of its citizens over the last two years starting from November 2018 in different governorates across the sultanate, reported ONA.

 

The move comes ollowing a royal decree which bans non-Omanis' ownership of land plots and properties in certain areas.

 

As per the Housing Ministry data, the lion's share of the transferred land plots and properties (748) were in Al Buraimi Governorate, followed by 297 in A’Dhahira Governorate; 228 in North Al Batinah Governorate; 170 in Musandam Governorate; 67 in Al Wusta Governorate, 3 in Dhofar Governorate (excluding Salalah) and one in Masira Island, said the report.

 

The ministry has set November as the deadline for execution of legal action as per the two statutes on transfer of title deeds of properties to Omanis, it added.