Dar Arabia Oman: Developer Profile and Muscat Projects

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Dar Muscat Hills, Madinat Al Irfan: 207 Apartments, Shops and Offices in Muscat

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Muscat Hills, Madinat Al Irfan, Muscat, Oman

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Dar Arabia Oman: who the developer is and what it builds

Dar Arabia Oman is the name this page uses for Dar Arabia Real Estate Development, a Muscat-based property company that sells residential, mixed-use and office projects in the capital. Its website lists six projects for sale: Darcom in Ghala, Dar Bousher in Bousher, Dar Safa in Jal, Dar Qurum in Qurum, Dar Saada on Al Sultan Taymoor Street and Dar Irfan in Muscat Hills. The project we list for Dar Arabia Oman is Dar Muscat Hills, which the developer’s website calls Dar Irfan, and which its sales brochure presents as a mixed-use building of 207 apartments, 15 shops and 4 offices with delivery beginning in December 2029.

The purpose of this profile is to give a buyer or an adviser one place to read about Dar Arabia Oman before a reservation. It covers what the developer says about itself, the projects it advertises, the unit mix and printed areas of Dar Muscat Hills, the district around the project, and the sequence of steps that an off-plan purchase follows in Oman under Royal Decree 79/2025. Facts about the developer come from its own website and from our listing page, and they are attributed as the developer’s statements. Facts about the district and the law come from the public sources linked in the text. Where a figure comes from the developer’s brochure, the text says so, because the brochure is the document a buyer will be shown at the sales office.

Two naming points help with searching. The company appears as Dar Arabia Real Estate Development on its website, as Dar Arabia Development in the brochure, and as Dar Arabia in its project headlines, and all three refer to the same business. It is a different company from DarGlobal, the developer of the AIDA project in Muscat, which has its own page in our section: see the DarGlobal profile. Readers who want the wider market picture can use the developers hub and our guide to Oman property developers.

Dar Arabia Oman at a glance

Everything in the table is taken from the developer’s own pages, which are linked in the sections below, and from the brochure for Dar Muscat Hills. The table is deliberately short: it holds the facts a buyer normally needs when comparing Dar Arabia Oman with other Muscat developers, and the sections that follow give the detail behind each row.

Ownership, history and backing of Dar Arabia Oman

The developer’s website describes Dar Arabia Oman as a company built on trust, craftsmanship and commitment to quality. The website states more than 45 years of experience in the real estate sector in Oman. The company describes itself as family-oriented and says it treats clients as long-term partners. Its stated working principles are on-time delivery, environmentally conscious practice and the use of high-end materials. These are the developer’s own descriptions, and we quote them as such.

The About page sets out a mission and a vision. The mission is to create a positive effect on society and the country by delivering high-quality products and services that meet customer expectations, serving both Omani citizens and international investors. The page also carries a message from the chief executive, Mohamed Abdullah Al Hasni, who describes real estate as a full process that runs from understanding what a client needs, through designing sustainable solutions, to integrated management after handover. He lists four commitments: investing in people and technical skills, adopting modern construction and project-management practice, building strategic partnerships, and developing operations around quality, efficiency and sustainable returns. For a buyer, the practical reading is that the company presents itself as a developer that also manages its buildings, which is relevant to the service-charge and facilities questions covered later in this profile.

The commercial side of the business is presented under the Darcom name, which the website describes as the company’s commercial arm and which is also the name of an office tower in Ghala. Because the SPA for any unit names the selling company, the legal name of the seller and its commercial registration are normally confirmed at the time of reservation; the checklist near the end of this page includes that item.

The developer’s website is the main public source for the project list, and its project pages carry a publication date of 15 November 2025. The brochure for Dar Muscat Hills is the more detailed document, with floor plans for every apartment and the site plan for the shops and offices. Together they give a clear picture of what Dar Arabia Oman is currently selling in Muscat, and the sections below set that picture out project by project.

Dar Arabia Oman projects: Dar Muscat Hills

Dar Muscat Hills, Muscat Hills, Madinat Al Irfan

Dar Muscat Hills is the project we list for Dar Arabia Oman. The brochure describes it as a mixed-use development of residential apartments, commercial units and offices in Muscat Hills, Madinat Al Irfan, with the tagline “A Refined Address For Elevated Living”. The developer’s website lists the same project as Dar Irfan, Muscat Hills, and describes it as modern residential units with contemporary layouts, clean lines and attention to the use of space and light, with access to business hubs, malls, schools and main roads. The website names young families, professionals and long-term investors as the intended residents. This page follows the brochure name, Dar Muscat Hills, because that is the name on the floor plans.

The numbers page of the brochure gives four figures: 207 apartments, 15 retail shops, 4 office spaces and an area of 31,979 m². Delivery is printed as “December 2029 (beginning)”. Delivery is a target stated by the developer, and the dated sale and purchase agreement is the document that fixes the contractual handover date. The back cover of the brochure states that the project is registered with the Ministry of Housing, General Directorate of Real Estate Development. The brochure notes that the renders are artist impressions and describes the apartments as fully furnished, in a variety of layouts, with dedicated parking across three floors.

Apartment mix and printed areas

The brochure prints one floor plan for each apartment layout. Every plan states a “flat area”, which is the internal area of the apartment. Balconies are drawn on many plans, while garden or terrace areas are printed on the ground-block units. All areas in this page are in square metres, exactly as printed in the brochure, and the figures in the table below are counts and ranges of those printed flat areas.

The 207 apartments fall into three groups. Twenty-one units are numbered individually, 20 to 40, and form the ground block. A further 162 are repeating plans: 27 positions on six levels, with unit codes such as 0101 to 0627 in which the first two digits read as the level and the last two as the position. The remaining 24 are numbered 701 to 724 and reuse the layouts of the repeating positions. A buyer who wants a particular layout can therefore ask for the unit code and read the matching plan in the brochure. The plan room lists include an electrical kitchen, and some one-bedroom positions list a dressing room; the plans show apartments on a single level.

There are 55 studio plans among the 207 apartments, and many of them carry a flat area close to 67.8 m², with smaller studio plans of about 49 to 55 m² also in the mix. The 106 one-bedroom plans have flat areas that run from 63.59 m² to 115.18 m². The two-bedroom plans run from 96.84 m² to 122.91 m², and the eight three-bedroom apartments run from 135.23 m² to 140.28 m². Because the brochure prints no prices, a per-square-metre comparison with other projects follows as soon as the price list is to hand; our price per square metre guide explains the method, which is the price divided by the internal flat area.

Ground-block units and their gardens

Units 20 to 40 form the ground block, and eighteen of the 21 print a garden or terrace area next to the flat area. The garden areas range from 3.46 m² to 65.92 m², and the brochure prints a total for those eighteen units. The full list is below. Units 29, 30 and 31 print a flat area only.

When a buyer compares a ground-block unit with an upper-floor unit, the flat area is the like-for-like figure, because a garden is outdoor space. Units 20 and 21 show how the printed totals are built: unit 20 is a two-bedroom of 122.91 m² with a 65.92 m² garden, giving 188.83 m², and unit 21 is a studio of 66.78 m² with a 31.37 m² garden, giving 98.15 m². The terms that apply to a garden, such as whether it is part of the unit’s title or an exclusive-use area of common land, are a normal point to read in the sale and purchase agreement, and the checklist later in this profile includes it.

Shops and offices

The brochure lists 15 shops and 4 offices. On the site plan, shops 11 to 19 are labelled as ground floor, shops 1 to 6 are on a level labelled “Levelling 2 floor”, and offices 7 to 10 are on a level labelled “Levelling 1 floor”. These are the developer’s labels. Shop areas range from 28.98 m² to 55.35 m², and the four offices range from 61.46 m² to 152.52 m².

The commercial units sit in the same building as the apartments, so a shop owner and an apartment owner share the lifts, the parking levels and the common areas. That arrangement is common in mixed-use buildings in Muscat Hills, and it means the service-charge schedule normally has a residential line and a commercial line. A buyer of a shop or an office would ask for the commercial rate, the permitted uses of the unit, the frontage and signage rules, and the parking allocation for visitors; a buyer of an apartment would ask for the residential rate and the allocation of parking spaces per apartment. Our service charges guide explains how these charges are set and billed in Oman developments.

Amenities in the brochure

The amenities page of the brochure lists the following for residents of Dar Muscat Hills.

• A rooftop swimming pool with a jacuzzi.
• Wellness facilities: a sauna and a steam room.
• Fitness: separate men’s and women’s gyms and a yoga space.
• A children’s play area and a cinema.
• Parking on three levels, with electric-vehicle parking spaces.
• Six lifts.
• Security.

The brochure presents the apartments as fully furnished. A furnished apartment is normally accompanied by an inventory that lists the furniture, the appliances and the fittings included, and the buyer would ask for that inventory to be attached to the sale and purchase agreement. For a buyer who intends to let the apartment, a furnished unit can be offered to tenants who want to move in without buying furniture, and our rental yields guide explains how yields are calculated for Oman apartments.

Location and surroundings

The brochure’s location map places Dar Muscat Hills near the junction of 99 Street, Hay Al Arafat Road and Al Matar Street, with Sultan Qaboos Street to the north, in Madinat Al Irfan. Using OpenStreetMap data, we measured straight-line distances from the project’s map position to nearby places. They are not driving times, and the road routes differ.

The brochure itself describes the surroundings as a well-connected urban setting with access to business, shopping, education, hospitality and entertainment, and points to the wider Muscat Hills district, which has an 18-hole golf course, clubhouse facilities, restaurants and cafes, the Boulevard promenade and a school. The next section looks at that district in more detail.

Summary of the project we list

Muscat Hills and Madinat Al Irfan: the district around Dar Arabia Oman’s project

Dar Muscat Hills sits within Madinat Al Irfan, the part of Muscat Hills that the developers of the district describe as a new downtown for Muscat. Gulf News reported in November 2018 that Madinat Al Irfan was launched as a joint venture between Majid Al Futtaim and OMRAN, the Oman Tourism Development Company, covering more than 4.5 million square metres and valued at OMR 5 billion. The same report describes retail of 100,000 square metres, offices of 700,000 square metres, a convention centre next to the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, up to 11,000 new homes, and a build-out in three phases over 20 years, with the new airport minutes away. That is the master-plan context for the buildings that individual developers, Dar Arabia Oman among them, are putting up at plot level.

Muscat Hills itself includes the Muscat Hills Golf and Country Club, with an 18-hole course, and several residential phases. An Oxford Business Group analysis in its Oman 2016 report names Muscat Hills as one of three main integrated tourism complexes in Muscat, alongside Al Mouj Muscat and Barr Al Jissah, and quotes Savills on rents of about OMR 750 a month for a two-bedroom unit at that date. A Middle East Construction News report describes Badr Muscat Hills, a development of 20 townhouses beside the golf club. The Oman Observer’s July 2018 report on The Pearl describes a building of 298 apartments and 4,000 square metres of commercial space on Muscat Hills Boulevard, as part of Madinat Al Irfan.

More recent launches show the district continuing to build. Gulf Construction reported on 1 March 2026 that Al Osool had unveiled Golf Hills, three residential towers with 366 apartments in Muscat Hills, Al Irfan. Our sibling profiles cover the other two developers with Muscat Hills listings on this site: Al Nama Real Estate, with Opal Residences, and Al Osool, with Golf Hills and The Pearl. A buyer looking at Dar Arabia Oman in Muscat Hills therefore has several neighbouring projects to compare, and a comparison table is given further down this page.

Integrated tourism complexes, or ITCs, are a category set up under Royal Decree 12/2006. In August 2023 the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism announced 19 ITC licences across Muscat, Dhofar, South Al Sharqiyah, South Al Batinah and Musandam, with a planned 42,617 housing units, according to Gulf Construction, and the Undersecretary said these complexes allow non-Omanis to own property. The public sources above describe Muscat Hills as an ITC area in connection with the projects they cover, and our ownership guide explains how ITC status is tested for a given plot.

Dar Arabia Oman portfolio and track record

The developer’s website lists six projects under the heading “Properties for sale”. The table below sets out what each project page says. All six pages carry a publication date of 15 November 2025 and offer a brochure download.

Prices on the developer’s website are shown in rials and start from the figures above. Dollar equivalents use the peg of OMR 1 = $2.6008, so OMR 38,950 is $101,300; our guide to the rial peg explains why the dollar figure stays the same from one day to the next. The price shown is the entry price the developer advertises for the project, and a unit price depends on the size, level and position of the unit.

Darcom is the project the company uses to describe its commercial work. The developer presents it as a smart office tower in Ghala for small and medium companies, corporate offices and service firms, with automated lighting, climate control and high-speed connectivity, a cafe and meeting spaces. Dar Bousher is presented as a residential project of villas and units in Bousher, close to schools, malls, hospitals and main city routes. Dar Safa is a family-oriented residential project in Jal. Dar Qurum is a residential project in the Qurum district, which the developer places minutes from Qurum Beach, the Royal Opera House and shopping areas. Dar Saada is the integrated business-residence concept on Al Sultan Taymoor Street, where residential and workspace uses sit together. Together with Dar Muscat Hills, these projects cover offices, apartments and villas in several Muscat districts.

The projects above are the dated record of what the developer has on sale now. A buyer who wants to see completed buildings can ask the developer for a list of delivered projects with addresses and arrange a visit to one of them.

How buying works with Dar Arabia Oman

An off-plan purchase in Muscat follows the same sequence whichever developer sells the unit, and the sequence below is the one a buyer of Dar Muscat Hills would follow. It sets out the normal order of steps and the law behind them. The legal framework is Royal Decree 79/2025, which took effect in March 2026 and which, according to our explainer on the law, replaced the earlier decrees on brokerage, apartment ownership and escrow. The decree text is published at decree.om, and the law firm BSA has published a commentary. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning is the regulator, at housing.gov.om.

1. Licences. Under the decree, a developer holds a developer licence and a project licence from the Ministry, and a separate advertising licence is required for each project before it is marketed. The Ministry has described the order as developer licence, then project licence, then advertising permit. A buyer can ask the developer for the licence numbers, and the brochure’s statement that the project is registered with the Ministry of Housing is the starting point for that request. Our article on off-plan marketing rules sets out the detail.
2. Choosing the unit. The buyer picks a unit from the price list, which for Dar Muscat Hills lists the unit code, the type, the flat area, any garden area, the price and the parking allocation. The unit codes in the brochure, such as 0105 or unit 28, are the reference to quote.
3. Reservation. A reservation form and a deposit hold the unit for an agreed period while the sale and purchase agreement is prepared. The form records the unit, the price, the deposit and the period.
4. Sale and purchase agreement (SPA). The SPA records the parties, the unit, the price, the payment schedule, the handover date, the specification and the service-charge basis. Under the decree, only the Ministry-approved form of off-plan contract transfers ownership before completion, and off-plan sales are recorded in the Preliminary Real Estate Register, so the buyer asks for the registration reference.
5. Payments. Instalments are paid into the project’s escrow account, which the decree requires for each project, held in the project’s name at a registered bank and released against verified construction progress. The buyer asks for the bank name and account details in writing before paying.
6. Progress. Developers normally send construction updates, and a buyer can visit the site to see progress against the schedule.
7. Snagging and handover. Before the final instalment, the buyer inspects the apartment, lists any defects in a snagging report, and agrees a date for their correction. A third-party inspector can carry out the inspection if the buyer prefers. The final payment is normally due on completion, and the keys follow once the defects list is agreed.
8. Registration. Title is registered at the land registry in the buyer’s name. Our payment plans guide notes a property transfer fee of 3 percent of the registered value, paid at registration, and VAT of 5 percent on a first supply from the developer; together they add roughly 8 percent to a first purchase and are normally budgeted separately from the instalments.

Payment schedules differ by developer, and the schedule for Dar Muscat Hills is part of the price list and SPA issued by Dar Arabia Oman. Plans in the Muscat Hills area range from calendar-date schedules to construction-stage schedules. Golf Hills uses a schedule of 20 percent on booking, 15 percent at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months and 20 percent on completion, and Opal Residences ties its instalments to construction stages, as set out on their profile pages. Our payment plans guide compares structures across the market, and our handover calendar lists projects by target quarter, which is useful for lining up a handover with the end of a lease or the sale of another property.

Service charges are paid per square metre from handover and cover the common areas. For a building with a rooftop pool, two gyms, a cinema and three parking levels, the schedule normally lists what each service includes, and the buyer reads it alongside the sale and purchase agreement. If a buyer plans to sell later, our guide to selling property in Oman sets out the steps, and a registered title makes a resale simpler to document.

Ownership route and residency for Dar Arabia Oman buyers

Property ownership by non-Omanis in Oman depends on the zone in which the plot lies and on the title category registered for it. The title category and the licence details for Dar Muscat Hills are provided by Dar Arabia Oman on request and form part of the reservation documents. Muscat Hills is described as an ITC area in public sources for other projects in the district, including the Oxford Business Group analysis, the Middle East Construction News report on Badr and the Oman Observer report on The Pearl, which are linked in the district section above. Our guides to ownership and ITCs in Oman and to what foreign buyers can and cannot buy explain the general rules.

Two residency routes are linked to property in Oman, and they are different permits.

• Golden Residency: a ten-year renewable residency with a minimum of OMR 200,000 ($520,160), which on this site is read as applying to a single ITC property. The Royal Oman Police decides each application.
• Owner Visa: a sponsor-free permit for foreign property owners under Royal Oman Police Decision 87/2026, published in the Official Gazette in June 2026. It has no minimum property value, and it ends if ownership is transferred.

Eligibility for either route depends on the title category of the specific unit and on its price, and both are set out in the price list and the reservation documents. With the price list in hand, a buyer can check each unit against the threshold of OMR 200,000, at or above or below, and ask for the residency route to be confirmed in writing before paying a deposit. Our Golden Residency versus Owner Visa guide sets out the conditions of each permit side by side.

Comparing Dar Muscat Hills with other Muscat Hills listings

Three other Muscat Hills projects are listed on this site. The table uses what each listing and profile page states. The projects have different developers, building sizes and stages, so the figures are a starting point for questions rather than a like-for-like ranking.

A buyer comparing these projects normally lines up the same questions for each: the flat area of the unit being priced, the price per square metre, the share of the price paid before handover, the service charge, the parking allocation, and the handover date in the SPA. For Dar Muscat Hills the flat areas are already printed in the brochure, so once the price list is issued the calculation is straightforward: divide the price by the flat area. Mixed-use buildings also add the commercial question, which is whether the shops and offices share the same service-charge and parking arrangements as the apartments. The handover calendar gives the target quarter for each project, and the spread between Q4 2028 for neighbouring buildings and the beginning of December 2029 for Dar Muscat Hills is one more input for a buyer who has a date to meet.

Key facts about Dar Arabia Oman

• Dar Arabia Oman is a Muscat company with its office in Al Khuwair.
• The website lists six projects for sale in Muscat: Darcom, Dar Bousher, Dar Safa, Dar Qurum, Dar Saada and Dar Irfan.
• Entry prices shown on the website are OMR 38,950 for Darcom, OMR 41,000 for Dar Safa and OMR 54,000 for Dar Bousher.
• Dar Muscat Hills, the project we list, has 207 apartments, 15 shops and 4 offices, with delivery beginning in December 2029 per the brochure.
• Apartment flat areas in Dar Muscat Hills range from 48.65 m² to 140.28 m², across studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts.
• Eighteen ground-block units print a garden or terrace area, from 3.46 m² to 65.92 m².
• Shops range from 28.98 m² to 55.35 m² and offices from 61.46 m² to 152.52 m².
• The brochure lists a rooftop pool, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, two gyms, a yoga space, a cinema, a children’s play area, three parking levels with electric-vehicle spaces and six lifts.
• Dar Muscat Hills lies in Madinat Al Irfan, about 2.8 km in a straight line from Muscat International Airport Terminal 1.
• The brochure’s back cover states registration with the Ministry of Housing, General Directorate of Real Estate Development.

Dar Arabia Oman and other Oman developers

The table lists developers on this site that a buyer of Dar Arabia Oman projects is likely to look at as well, with the reason each is relevant. Each has its own profile with sourced detail, and the developers hub lists all of them.

What to prepare when reserving with Dar Arabia Oman

A reservation with Dar Arabia Oman follows the normal pattern for an off-plan unit in Muscat. The following documents and details are usually exchanged, and a buyer can request each in writing.

• The reservation form, with the unit code, price, deposit and reservation period.
• The price list for the unit, with flat area, any garden area, level and parking allocation.
• The sale and purchase agreement, with the handover date, the specification and the furnishing inventory.
• The payment schedule, with the amount on signing and the date or construction stage of each instalment.
• The escrow account details: bank, account name and how releases are certified.
• The developer licence, project licence and advertising licence numbers, and the Preliminary Real Estate Register reference.
• The title category and ITC documents for the plot, with the land-registry reference, and the Golden Residency or Owner Visa position for the unit.
• The service-charge schedule, with the rate per square metre, the billing period and what it covers.
• For a ground-block unit, the garden or terrace terms.
• The seller’s legal name and commercial registration, and the buyer’s passport and contact details.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Dar Arabia Oman?

Dar Arabia Oman is Dar Arabia Real Estate Development, a Muscat company based in Al Khuwair. Its website lists six projects for sale in Muscat, including Dar Irfan, which is Dar Muscat Hills, the project we list.

What does Dar Arabia Oman sell?

Dar Arabia Oman sells apartments, villas, offices and mixed-use units in Muscat. The website lists Darcom in Ghala, Dar Bousher in Bousher, Dar Safa in Jal, Dar Qurum in Qurum, Dar Saada on Al Sultan Taymoor Street and Dar Irfan in Muscat Hills.

What is Dar Muscat Hills?

Dar Arabia Oman presents Dar Muscat Hills as a mixed-use development in Madinat Al Irfan, Muscat Hills, with 207 apartments, 15 shops and 4 offices. The brochure gives delivery as beginning December 2029 and describes the apartments as fully furnished.

What apartment sizes does Dar Arabia Oman offer at Dar Muscat Hills?

Dar Arabia Oman prints flat areas of 48.65 to 67.79 m² for 55 studios, 63.59 to 115.18 m² for 106 one-bedroom apartments, 96.84 to 122.91 m² for 38 two-bedroom apartments and 135.23 to 140.28 m² for 8 three-bedroom apartments. Eighteen ground-block units also print a garden or terrace area.

What amenities does Dar Arabia Oman list for Dar Muscat Hills?

Dar Arabia Oman lists a rooftop pool, a jacuzzi, a sauna, a steam room, men’s and women’s gyms, a yoga space, a children’s play area, a cinema, three parking levels with electric-vehicle spaces, six lifts and security in the brochure.

How far is Dar Muscat Hills from the airport?

Dar Arabia Oman’s project is about 2.8 km in a straight line from Muscat International Airport Terminal 1, measured from the project’s map position using OpenStreetMap data. Road distance and journey time depend on the route.

How do I buy an off-plan unit from Dar Arabia Oman?

Dar Arabia Oman sells off-plan units through the usual sequence: choose a unit from the price list, sign a reservation form and pay the deposit, sign the sale and purchase agreement, pay the instalments into the project escrow account, inspect the unit at completion and register the title. Royal Decree 79/2025 sets the licence and escrow framework.

Where do I find the title category and Golden Residency position for Dar Arabia Oman units?

Dar Arabia Oman provides the title category, the ITC documents and the licence details on request with the reservation documents. Golden Residency needs an ITC property of at least OMR 200,000 and is decided by the Royal Oman Police, while the Owner Visa has no minimum value.

Can I compare Dar Arabia Oman with other developers in Muscat Hills?

Dar Arabia Oman can be compared with Al Nama Real Estate, which sells Opal Residences, and with Al Osool, which sells Golf Hills and The Pearl. The comparison table in this profile lines up developer, scale, entry price and handover for the four Muscat Hills projects we list.

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Last checked: 12 October 2026. Sources: dar-arabia.com, Dar Arabia About page, Dar Arabia properties for sale, Dar Irfan page, Darcom page, the Dar Muscat Hills brochure (September 2026), Gulf News on Madinat Al Irfan, Oxford Business Group, Oman Observer on The Pearl, Gulf Construction on ITC licences, Royal Decree 79/2025, OpenStreetMap, plus the sources linked in the text above.