Burj Al Sahwa

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.

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]

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.

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.

• Muscat
• Oman
• Muscat International Airport