Plans are underway to build a 1.5 million square metre theme park complex in Barka in northern Oman, according to media reports.

The multi-cluster development is being built by the Muscat National Development Company (ASAAS), the Times of Oman reported.

Plans include an integrated theme park, wildlife attraction, waterpark, equestrian centre and edutainment centre, the report said.

It will also feature multiple hotels, a residential zone and retail areas.

The master-planner is Surbana Jurong, an urban and infrastructure consultancy headquartered in Singapore.