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Al Maamoura Palace (Arabic: قصر المعمورة العامر Qaṣr al-Maamoura al-Amer) is the Sultan of Oman's residence in Maʽmurah just outside of Salalah.[1] The palace is surrounded by extensive gardens with a falaj running through the grounds.[2]
| Al Maamoura Palace | |
|---|---|
قصر المعمورة العامر | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Town or city | Salalah |
| Country | Oman |
| Coordinates | 17.05985°N 54.2334034°E |
| Owner | Sultan of Oman |
During the Dhofar War, it was occupied by rebels for a short time and then housed an artillery battery.[3]
Sultan Said bin Taimur began the farm adjacent to Al Maamoura Palace to figure out how to grow tropical and sub-tropical fruits in the Dhofar region.[4] It is now under the jurisdiction of the office of Royal Court Affairs. In March 2024, they announced that specialists at the farm cultivated a new type of banana plant called the Razat Banana that is a subspecies of the Williams Cavendish banana.[5]
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