Ruwi

Ruwi is a building in Muscat Governorate, Oman which is located on Souq Ruwi Street. Ruwi is situated nearby to Muscat Post Office, as well as near the hot spring روي هوندا رود.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Sultan’s Armed Forces Museum

Museum

The Sultan's Armed Forces Museum is a military history museum, 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, Oman. Sultan’s Armed Forces Museum is situated 2½ km north of Ruwi.

Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 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 Arabian Peninsula. Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Muscat is situated 2½ km northwest of Ruwi.

Indian School, Al Wadi Al Kabir

School building

Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir was founded in 1941 as a Gujarati Medium School for the children of the business community members and was called Seth Khimji Ramdas Arya Kelavani Mandal Muttrah School functioning from a building in close proximity to Muttrah souq till 1989 when it was shifted a temporary location in Darsait and finally to Al Wadi Al Kabir. Indian School, Al Wadi Al Kabir is situated 2 km east of Ruwi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wadi Kabir and Suraj.

Wadi Kabir

Suburb

Wadi Kabir is a Township near Ruwi in the Omani capital Muscat, in northeastern Oman. On July 15, 2024, three Islamic State gunmen opened fire at the Shia Imam Ali Mosque in the township, marking the first incident of a terrorist attack in Oman's history. Wadi Kabir is situated 3 km southeast of Ruwi.