{"id":493947,"date":"2026-04-20T13:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/?p=493947"},"modified":"2026-04-26T14:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T18:03:10","slug":"the-suwgra-a-family-stay-in-jabal-akhdar-oman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reviews\/hotels\/the-suwgra-a-family-stay-in-jabal-akhdar-oman\/","title":{"rendered":"The Suwgra: a family stay in Jabal Akhdar, Oman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are places you cannot really describe\u2014you have to experience them. The Suwgra<\/a><\/strong>, nestled in the mountains of Jabal Akhdar in Oman, is one of them. With Jean-Maximilien and our children, Alexandra and Arthur, we spent a night in this 500-year-old village perched on a cliffside, transformed into a heritage inn by the Al Sheriqi family. Suffice it to say, we did not come away unchanged. <\/p>\n\n

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The Suwgra: a 500-year-old village<\/h2>\n\n

The Suwgra<\/a><\/strong> is located in the heart of Jabal Akhdar, Oman\u2019s second-highest mountain, in the Al Hajar range. The village takes its name from a local tree once abundant, whose wood was used to build homes and ceilings. For five centuries, residents carved their dwellings into the limestone terraces, using olive, walnut, and juniper for building elements. <\/p>\n\n

In the 1970s, Oman began modernizing. A road arrived in 2004, electricity in 2007. In 2014, the last family left the ancestral village to settle on the other side of the valley, in a modern village with running water and easy access. The Suwgra could have fallen into ruin, like so many other abandoned villages in Jabal Akhdar. <\/p>\n\n

But the Al Sheriqi family, descendants of the original residents, refused to let this heritage disappear. In 2015, they began renovations. In 2016, the inn opened with two rooms. Today, it has eleven rooms, including several family suites, all restored with local materials and the utmost respect for traditional architecture. <\/p>\n\t