Sohar Aluminium

Sohar Aluminium, as one of OOC's projects, is also being awarded the 'Industrial Deal of the Year' in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Sohar Aluminium is one of six 'Deal of the Year' awards for the region, and one of two in the AGCC. Both the award and the nomination portray the outstanding achievements of OOC in 2005. PFI published by Thomson Financial is a leading source of global project finance intelligence.

Sohar City

Sohar is a city located in the Al Batinah Region of the Sultanate of Oman, 240 kilometers north-west of the capital Muscat.
Sohar was an ancient capital of Oman. Many believe Sohar to be the birthplace of Sindbad the Sailor. It has a rich sailing history. Sohar is traditionally a fishing town and has a fish souk.
The town is close to ancient copper mines and Jebel Akhdar (the Green Mountain), the tallest mountain in Oman. It is also fairly close to the fort-towns of Ibri, Nakhl, Rustaq and Nizwa.
The Sohar Industrial Port Company (SIPC) operates the Sohar port, which was established in 2002 and is located east of the Strait of Hormuz. The Port of Sohar is not a free trade zone, unlike the Jebel ali free zone in the United Arab Emirates, located about 250 kilometers north-west of Sohar.

Sohar Fort

Located in Harat Al Hajara in Sohar town. Dated back to 179 A.H., It was renovated, to its present shape, in the (Eighth - Ninth century A.H.) (14th A.H. - 15th A.D.). During the reign of Imam / Nasser bin Murshid Al Ya'arubi, he was able to conquer and expel the Portuguese from this castle. Sohar castle remained as administration Centre for the ruling Al Busaid dynasty. The Ministry restored the Fort in 1985 and used it as a museum in 1993.

Port Of Sohar

Sohar, in the Sultanate of Oman, is a rapidly expanding world class port. With current investments exceeding $12 billion, it is one of the world’s largest port development projects.The Port of Sohar is situated just outside the Strait of Hormuz and is already capable of receiving ships up to 16 m draught. Its proximity to the booming economies of the Gulf and the Indian subcontinent make the Port of Sohar the ideal transport and logistics hub. Sohar houses three clusters: logistics, petrochemicals and metals. World-leading companies Air Liquide, Alcan, Hutchison Port Holdings, Larsen & Toubro, LG, MAN Ferrostaal, Methanol Holding International, Odfjell, Oiltanking, Shadeed Iron & Steel, Steinweg and Suez have already made Sohar their preferred port of call.