Muscat: The Hawiyat Najm Park in the Wilayat of Qurayyat will be set for a one-week closure due to some technical works, Muscat Municipality said on Thursday.
In an online statement, the Municipality said, “The Hawiyat Najm is going to undergo a temporary shutdown due to some maintenance works, which is scheduled to take place from December 7 -14”.
Meanwhile, the so called Hawiyat Najm, Bimmah Sinkhole is located in the ‘Muscat governorate’ of Oman. Situated between the towns of Bimmah & Dibab, it is ideal for swimming and enjoying the beautiful landscape of the region. The local municipality has created the Hawiyat Najm Park that surrounds the Bimmah sinkhole as a form of protecting the attraction. Visitors passing through the area often stop here for a few hours of respite from the scorching sun.
According to the local folklore, the Hawiyat Najm (Fallen Star), or Bimmah Sinkhole as it is more popularly known, was created by a meteor that crashed into the region thus forming the deep crater.
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