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Kuwait is divided into six governorates, and in each there are several areas ( Arabic: مناطِق ). Areas are much less commonly called by other names such as districts or towns. However they are commonly known inside the English-speaking community in Kuwait as, and are officially translated as, areas. [1] [2] [3] The Arabic word for area ...
Kuwait. Nominal elective succession within the House of Sabah. Kuwait, [a] officially the State of Kuwait, [b] is a country in West Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. [14]
Exclusive economic zone. 11,026 km 2 (4,257 sq mi) Kuwait is a country in West Asia, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Kuwait is located at the far northwestern corner of the Persian Gulf. Kuwait is 17,820 square kilometres in size. At its most distant points, it is about 200 km (120 mi) north to south, and 170 km (110 ...
Kuwait City (Arabic: مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait.Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economic centre of the emirate, containing Kuwait's Seif Palace, government offices, and the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks.
It was named after Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, 10th ruler of Kuwait. Al-Asimah Governorate: KW-KU 1962 568,567 175 It houses most of Kuwait's financial and business centres such as the Kuwait Stock Exchange. Farwaniya Governorate: KW-FA 1988 1,169,312 204 It is the most populated governorate. Hawalli Governorate: KW-HA 1962 939,792 85
The location of Kuwait. An enlargeable map of the State of Kuwait. Kuwait is a sovereign emirate located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in Southwest Asia and the Middle East. [1] Kuwait is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west. The name of Kuwait is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning "fortress built near ...
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The Capital Governorate ( Arabic: العاصمة, romanized : al-ʿĀṣima Gulf Arabic: il-ʿĀṣma ), sometimes referred to as Al Kuwayt, is one of the six governorates of Kuwait. It comprises the historic core of Kuwait City, industrial and port areas such as Shuwaikh and Doha Port, and several offshore islands. Al-ʿĀṣima means 'The ...