Muttrah Souq

Pretty much as it was back in the day, although the lanes were not paved: they were just sand and one had to go up 4/5 steps to get into a shop. The little local girl at the stall is dressed in the colourful outfit that was common in Oman in the 1970s.

Arabian Gulf and Oman Cruise 2016 Blog 2 Muscat

January 14th 2016
Wednesday 12 January: Muttrah Port Muscat: after breakfast we got off the ship around 10.30am and left the port for a look around Muttrah Souq which was entertaining and then a quick look for the building that had housed the branch of Eastern Bank that I’d opened in August 1970: amazingly still there though the Bank is long gone. We took a taxi to “Old” Muscat to see what had happened to the ... read more

Middle East » Oman » Muscat » Muttrah

In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al Said ousted his father and has ruled as sultan ever since. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world and has preserved a long-standing political and military relationship with the UK. ... ... read more

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