Work

6. Mutrah Old Market, Oman

Year: 2024

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: Mohamed Amer examines the tangible and intangible heritage characteristics of the traditional market of Mutrah in Oman’s capital city of Muscat. He assesses its interactive historic, architectural, urban, social, economic and cultural values alongside their managerial features, in order to identify practical measures for the enhancement of this living cultural heritage, the effective preservation of Omani cultural identity, avenues for local socio-economic empowerment and sustainable cultural tourism. Here, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analyses brought to light the internal and external factors that are favourable to achieving these objectives.

Source: Open Book Publishers

DOI: 10.11647/obp.0388.06

Author: Mohamed Amer

Institutions: Roma Tre University, German University of Technology, RWTH Aachen University

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities