Seeb

Al-Seeb, As Seeb or As Sib (Arabic: السيب‎) is a coastal fishing city, located several kilometres northwest of Muscat, in northeastern Oman. As of the 2003 census, it had a population of 221,115.

Landmarks include the Naseem Garden, The Amouage Perfumery, the Royal Stables and Equestrian Centre, Royal Guard of Oman Technical College, the Bait al Baraka palace, Seeb International Airport and Markaz al Bahja.

Climate

Seeb has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with very hot summers and warm winters. Precipitation is low, and falls mainly in the months from December to April.

Intelligence gathering

In June 2014 the Register disclosed that Seeb is the location of a "beyond top secret" internet monitoring site.

Sport

Al Seeb Club and Al-Shabab are located in Seeb.

References

Seeb (disambiguation)

Seeb may refer to:

Al-Seeb Club

Al-Seeb Club (Arabic: نادي السيب‎; also known locally as Sayyid Al-Nawadi, or "Master of the Clubs", or just plainly as Al-Seeb) is an Omani sports club based in Al-Seeb, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Al-Seeb Stadium. The stadium is government owned, but they also own their own personal stadium and sports equipment, as well as their own training facilities.

History

Al-Seeb Club was founded on 3 January 1972 after merging four different small teams (Watan, Butolah, Hilal and Fida) in Al-Seeb area. The four teams agreed after several meetings in between to unite together and form Al-Seeb. The club was officially registered on 26 June 2002.

Shihab Bin Tariq is the leader and chairman of Al-Seeb since 1982. He joined the club in 1975 after completing his university studies and then started with the club playing for the volleyball first team. He also participated in other games such as football, basketball and table tennis. His father was also a sportsperson as he was a hockey player and a swimmer.