Three villages will make up Omani Mountain Destination, a mixed-use district for 8,000 people being developed for Oman by the country's Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning.

Set to be built at an altitude of 2,400 metres in the Jabal al Akhdar mountain range, the development is being led by Oman's Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (MoHUP) with a masterplan by engineering firm AtkinsRéalis.

Once complete, it will serve as a mixed-use destination expected to create 5,000 jobs and accommodate a residential population of 8,000.

Spanning across a series of mountaintops, three villages will be connected by weaving paths, bridges and roads carved into the landscape. A cable car will also operate as a key mode of transport across the undulating landscape.

The proposal will offer 2,527 homes and 2,000 hotel rooms, along with a health and wellness village, a high-altitude training facility, an amphitheatre, a museum and a biodiversity centre.

The renders of Omani Mountain Destination reveal outdoor spaces defined by paved walkways and open squares, interspersed with areas of greenery and bodies of water.

Meanwhile, the more dense areas will be populated with rows of housing and public buildings, with infrastructure built into the mountainsides.

The project forms a key part of the Oman Vision 2040 – a development that aims to "achieve a developed, diversified, and sustainable national economy, with fair distribution of development gains and protection of natural resources".

"The concept driving the vision for the project is to unlock the potential of Al Jabal Al-Akhdar, creating a globally inclusive destination that offers diverse nature experiences while respecting the natural ecology and community on and around the Jabal Mountain," project architect Kawther Al-Lawati told Dezeen.

As part of the Oman Vision 2040, the country is investing heavily in tourism and aiming to offer a range of unique experiences for visitors.

Designed with these goals in mind, The Omani Mountain Destination (OMD) is expected to welcome an average of 2,000 daily visitors and 2,350 overnight visitors.

Omani Mountain Destination's tourist experiences will include a park with farming space and an extreme sports facility for activities including mountain biking, bungy jumping and rock climbing.

Additionally, an escarpment walkway will be opened within a National Scenic Reserve as part of the development.

According to the team, Omani Mountain Destination will cost $2.4 billion (£1.9 billon) and is targeting low energy consumption through passive design strategies and solar energy.

"We have worked closely with AtkinsRéalis to ensure a resilient sustainability approach that includes materials reuse where land from the Jabal will be reintegrated into the construction process, passive design, offsite solar farms, household solar panels and a comprehensive mobility strategy to promote walkability," Al-Lawati said.

Elsewhere in Oman, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is designing the Sultan Haitham City, a metropolis for 100,000 residents, while Allies and Morrison is working on a 624-hectare city in a desert valley.

The visualisations are courtesy of ING Media.