Middle East
Oman
Muscat Governorate

Ruwi

Ruwi is a commercial hub and the main business area of , the capital of . Attractions in Ruwi include a variety of multi-confessional religious buildings, a National Museum, a clock tower, and a park.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: human settlement in Oman
  • Also known as: “Ruwī” and “Ruwī, روي, Ruwi, روي”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sultan’s Armed Forces Museum and Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Muscat.

Museum
The Sultan's Armed Forces Museum is a military history , located in the 150-year-old Bait Al Falaj Fort, once the headquarters for Sultan Said bin Sultan's Armed Forces, located on Al Mujamma Street, in the Ruwi area near Muscat, .

Church
The Sts. Peter and Paul Church is a Catholic church in Ruwi, in the city of Muscat, the capital and largest city of the Sultanate of Oman, south of the .

Building
Photo: Andy Mabbett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a building, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Ruwi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Suraj and Wutayyah.

Neighborhood
is a village in , in northeastern . is situated 3½ km north of Ruwi.

Suburb
Photo: Faheem Ali al Marhoo…, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in , in northeastern . is situated 4 km northwest of Ruwi.

Neighborhood
is a village in , in northeastern . is situated 5 km northeast of Ruwi.

Ruwi

Latitude
23.58861° or 23° 35′ 19″ north
Longitude
58.54581° or 58° 32′ 45″ east
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
United Nations Location Code
OM RWI
Open location code
7HMWHGQW+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1719816388
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
286696
Wiki­data ID
Q2177966
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Ruwi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حي روي”
  • Arabic: “روي”
  • Arabic: “منطقة روي”
  • Cebuano: “Ruwi”
  • Dutch: “Ruwi”
  • French: “Ruwi”
  • German: “Ruwi”
  • Irish: “Ruwi”
  • Japanese: “ルウィー”
  • Ladin: “Ruwi”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ruwi”
  • Slovenian: “Ruwi”
  • Urdu: “روی”

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Localities in the Area

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