Ruwi High Street 1991, Muscat, Oman

One of my earliest attempts to capture real life in the streets. Here is Oman's then busiest street. In those days a video camera was rare and people assumed you were from a TV company. Full of Indians and other Asian expats. Money changers, small shops and stores selling textiles, jewellery, watches, the latest electrical items from 1991.

[@glennaldosf]

OMG the tape shop! I used to love going shopping for Thomsun Originals in Ruwi. They had so much better selection than Sabco Center. I have so many of those exact tapes you filmed there... Satriani, Maiden, Alice Cooper, etc... still have them and they still work!

[@ishnummunshi]

Hahaha I think they were 700 baisa each :)

[@mikeneilson3722]

Sabco Centre! Don't forget CCC as well!

[@saudsheikh2817]

It was beautiful just as today. But the theme, people and specially the cars its Just astonishing how far we have come. Something that isn't changed and never will is Jewelry Store's they just increased even more.

[@johndirkbarona3691]

28,1991 thursday. The day when i was born. Wooohh

[@aalmaskari2553]

Nice video 😻 We want more videos of oman 🇴🇲

[@MohammedMohammed-pr6dw]

هذي الهند ولا عمان حشى وش ذا مليار عدد البنغال والهندي في عمان 😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@sico6246]

wow - I was here in 87 so this is only a few years after. my dad worked for the royal yacht squadron and Oman wasn't really open to tourists. I remember going up ruwi high street and every man staring at my sister as she was blonde. I remember a tape shop that did pirate tapes for like 50p. good times :) - and right at 7.19, there's the tape shop - fantastic video - thanks

[@Big_Mo_Zak]

Wow. My weekly trip those days for shawarma and garlic yoghurt. Thanks for sharing

[@ishnummunshi]

My pleasure 😊

[@carbikesale2134]

Thank you for making this video and sharing it after so many years. You have a done a great job. Its so nice to see how Oman looked like in 90s

[@ishnummunshi]

Thanks ! I still have more videos from 1994 onwards - I hope I get time to edit them and put them here

[@Shayan00777]

@@ishnummunshithank you sir Awaiting

[@akshitmalhotra668]

Yes please we would like to see Oman in 1994, i was born in 94 so would like to see ​@@ishnummunshi

[@faizanjr7226]

Hi do you have videos of Ruwi High Street????Can you post

[@ishnummunshi]

Yes by coincidence there's one above

[@ishnummunshi]

More to come Faizan, God willing. كن صبوراً

[@faizanjr7226]

You had posted an 1991 video of Al Falaj Airport Runway.in 2:33 you have shooted near my building I just wanna know what was there in 1991

[@akshitmalhotra668]

My dad used to work for Salman Store remember those wall clocks and cuckoo clock 1:10 1:11 1:12 , I don't know whether it's my dad but may be his friend 😊😊 thanks for uploading made my day

[@ishnummunshi]

Loved all those cuckoo clocks !

[@eddiegordon5616]

This video reminded me of my childhood growing up in Ruwi. It was a simpler and happier time.

[@mikeneilson3722]

How old were you and which school did you go to. I was there 91-93 aged 8-9 and went to BSM

[@nocturnalwolf7559]

No way this was 1991 ! Looks more like late 90s very early 2000s

[@nirmalchaturvedi5614]

Yes..totally agree.

[@madlylion1238]

You are welcome to oman again the taxi stand is the same also the pharmacy it's also has KFC next to it

[@tomasaguila6786]

glory days of the music industry

[@FarazKhan-ts3lr]

Missing SHANHARY Trading co 😑

[@dwdhb9905]

ما تغير شي

[@AbhilashGregory1985]

Thank You!

[@ahmedraisi6668]

بلدنا عمان الحبببة محتل من قبل الهنود البنيان كيرلا والبنغالية الوافدين الاجانب لا بارك فيهم

[@nil_ann1solo]

اخوي ترا ذول الهنود الي تتكلم عنهم ساهموا وايد بتطوير البلاد ومسكوا وظايف العماني ما يرضى يشتغل فيهن، وما شاء الله عليهم ناس قنوعه، وبنوا لنا وايد مباني، وانت تجي تنكر جميلهم وفضلهم تجاه البلاد؟!، 🤨.

[@sreekaladinesh3860]

👍

[@javedmohammed8627]

My first word to tell God bless Oman. I worked in Muscat from 1988 to 1996 and loved the country and Omani people they are very humble and hard working. I always pray to God that to keep Oman progress. Very nice video clip after seeing Ruwi streets and shops its recap my olden days. Thanks for sharing the video. Best regards.

[@ishnummunshi]

Thanks for your kind and generous comments

[@nirmalchaturvedi5614]

intermittently the European lady is made visible..how very modern slim trim beautiful charming she looks..God has been benevolent to them..I feel blessed seeing her in this video..1987 88 two years worked in Ruwi High Street. .then Al Najoom Baby Home of Mr Tariq bin Mohammed Amin Al Mantheri..very good gentleman..cherishing old memories..opposite Dhofar building.

[@shahbazzaidi732]

Awesome 👍👍👍👍

[@ishnummunshi]

Thanks 🤗

[@500an6]

The only thing which haven't changed much is The Ruwi High Street . Still the place is crowded.

[@500an6]

@༒മിന്നൽ റോക്കി༒ hello

[@500an6]

@༒മിന്നൽ റോക്കി༒ enganeyA ee video kandathu

[@500an6]

@༒മിന്നൽ റോക്കി༒ ഞാൻ ഒമാനിൽ ആണ് താമസം

[@500an6]

@༒മിന്നൽ റോക്കി༒ ഓഹ് ഞാൻ muscatila

[@500an6]

@ɱ ᴜ ʟ ҽ ɪ ɴ σ poyittundavam ormayilla

[@madhugonda8355]

Iam worked 2yrs oman 2008to2010

[@learnandfun1817]

Do you have any other video of Oman??please share. please

[@abdurraquib387]

WOW, Old is Gold

[@alialwahaibi1234]

It looked a lot busier

[@somasundaramsekhar340]

Mr.Munshi, What a coincidence! It's me my wife, daughter and son walking across at 4.44. Thanks a million for your video. Those kids are married now and have kids now. How fast time has flown! And what a place to live! Thanks be to God for such opportunities and memories!

[@ishnummunshi]

Wow ! Amazing Mr Sekhar ! I love it when somebody in the crowd notices themselves in one of my videos. Hope it brought back many happy memories.

[@shabi320]

1991 My birthday year

[@harichandran2012]

Superb. I have been in Oman since 1969

[@akshitmalhotra668]

Damn that time Oman must be nothing, my dad came in 88

[@misssalve4288]

Wow just wooow 😍😍😍

[@southArabian-y7m]

Thank You

[@fariswahaibi5721]

👌🏼👌🏼treasury photoge man

[@ishnummunshi]

Thanks Faris!

[@kasifraza4473]

Nice 👍 video 👍 good job 👌👍👌👍

[@ishnummunshi]

Thanks Kasif

[@AjayHariharan2008]

Hello Mr Ishnum.Enjoy your old videos of Muscat .Was curious.Your name seems very Indian.But you sound British. So are you of Indian descent by any chance?

[@ishnummunshi]

Hi Jy. Thanks :) I come from a long line of Munshis

[@ElysianArt01]

I am really not able to recognise that this is Ruwi! BTW my father used to work in Nizwa at that time. I am living here from 12 and half years & it has changed so much... Just so much fun to watch this and truly it's a very beautiful country. But after the pandemic it has changed very much... Thanks for sharing the old beautiful memories.......

[@ishnummunshi]

Thank you so much Shiza ! coming soon - Oman 1994

[@ElysianArt01]

@@ishnummunshi 😊

[@alieighties7866]

incredible video ... big thanks

[@ishnummunshi]

27 years ago and it seems like only yesterday. Coming up: Oman's 21st National Day celebrations - ah, we were all so much younger then....

[@mikeneilson3722]

Amazing stuff. Lives in Oman with my Dad and Mum 91-93. My Dad worked at the international hospital and I went to the British School Muscat which now looks incredible different looking at KZbin videos. Remember Mutrah Cold Stores??? Thanks for sharing

[@ishnummunshi]

I certainly do and remember them selling REAL Christmas trees in the car park

[@mikeneilson3722]

Amazing. Thanks for capturing a certain time in an our lives. I often dream of the desert and the hold it has over my memory