Madrid: Misfat Al Abriyeen Village was selected as one of the best tourism villages by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
The announcement came during the United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly held on Thursday, December 2, in Madrid, Spain.
The village of Misfat Al Abriyeen in the Wilayat of Al Hamra, Governorate of Al Dakhiliyah receives thousands of tourists every year.
Nature lovers, people interested in heritage and cross-country adventure flock to Misfat from within the Sultanate and abroad.
Over the past few years, inhabitants of Misfat Al Abriyeen engaged in restoration and maintenance of houses of the old town to serve as tourist destinations, which now stand at 6 hotels and heritage houses offering more than 70 rooms.
Misfat Al Abriyeen village attracted many local and international media agencies that produced footings serving the tourism sector, including Discovery channel of Britain.
The Wilayat of Al Hamra is expected to see rapid growth towards the end of 2021 upon the launch of the zipline project at Misfat Al Abriyeen.
