Burj Al Sahwa
| Burj al Sahwa | |
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برج الصحوة | |
 Burj al Sahwa in August 2025 | |
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General information | |
| Type | Clock tower |
| Location | Mawaleh, Muscat |
| Coordinates | 23°35′13″N 58°15′08″E / 23.5870°N 58.2521°E |
Completed | 27 October 1985 |
| Height | |
| Height | 50 metres (160 ft) |
Burj al Sahwa (Arabic: برج الصحوة) is a tower in the province of Seeb in Mawaleh in the Sultanate of Oman. It's located inside a roundabout linking many important provinces such as Muscat and Sohar via the N5 and Nizwa and Salalah via the N2. Burj al Sahwa also represents a waiting point for a lot of trips due to its location near a transfer hub that serves nationwide & international bus and taxi trips.
History
[edit]Burj al Sahwa opened in October 1985. It has 4 faces each containing a digital clock and a large bell in the center of the tower ringing at every hour head.[1]
The roundabout has seen particularly in the early morning hours heavy traffic which led to the use of traffic lights inside the roundabout during peak traffic times in 2020.[2] However, their effectiveness has been debated heavily as many have said that the traffic lights have not relived traffic but added to the problem.[3]
Architectural design
[edit]The tower was built with a traditional Arabic Omani design. The tower specializes with its dark colors inlaid with a layer of marble on the side. The outside walls are engraved with drawings expressing the Ottoman environment, and the grounds are decorated with greenery and some rocks.
Al Sahwa Gardens
[edit]On 8 December 2007 near Burj as Sahwa, Sayyid Khalid al Busaidi opened the Sahwa gardens. The garden covers an area of 300,000 square meters; it contains a group of parks in which each has been independently designed with its own special shape and plants.
See also
[edit]Revisions
[edit]- ↑ As-Seeb.com Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Traffic lights installed at Burj Al Sahwa roundabout in Seeb". The Arabian Stories News. 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ kaabi, Ahmed Al (2024-09-16). "Traffic blues at Burj Al Sahwa hard to beat". Oman Observer. Retrieved 2025-09-12.