Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Muttrah

This was an old dhow beached by Muttrah fish market in Oman. The photo was taken in May 1977, so I wonder if it is still there - probably not. Such a beauty! Scanned from an old photo, so the colours are really bad.

This is one of the very fine, old buildings along the Corniche (sea road) in Muttrah, Muscat, Oman (Middle East). muscati, I hope I am right when I say I think this photo, taken in 1977, shows your grandfather's house.

This is a scan of an old photo taken in March 1977, showing one of the narrow entrances leading from Muttrah Corniche. The window is an example of the intricate architectural detail found in Oman.

Yet another view along the Muttrah Corniche in Oman. These beautiful old buildings overlook Muttrah harbour. For those of you who are familiar with Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian explorer famed for his 1947 Kon-Tiki raft, we were lucky enough to see his reed boat, Tigris, moored in Muttrah harbour (1977 or early 1978). "On April 3, 1978, after their five-month-4,200-mile-oceanic voyage, Thor Heyerdahl and his 10-man crew burned their reed ship in protest of the wars raging in the Middle East." Scanned from an old photo taken around 1977.

A fine example of Omani architecture along the Muttrah Corniche. Scanned from an old print taken in March 1977.

How I used to love walking along this coastal road and sidewalk in Muttrah (part of greater Muscat), Oman. I wonder how many of these old buildings remain standing today. This photo was taken around 1977.

How I used to love walking along this coastal road and sidewalk in Muttrah (part of greater Muscat), Oman. I wonder how many of these old buildings remain standing today. This photo was taken around 1977.