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Kuwait City
Al Asimah, Kuwait · Asia
About Kuwait City
Kuwait City sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ḩawallī.
Kuwait City is in Al Asimah, Kuwait, with about 60,000 people. The nearest town is Ḩawallī, about 6 km away.
Kuwait City ( ; Arabic: مدينة الكويت, romanised: Madīnat al-Kuwayt) 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 primate city of the emirate, being home to the headquarters of most KuwaitiRead more
corporations and the entirety of its banking system.
As of 2018, the metropolitan area had roughly three million inhabitants (more than 70% of the country's population). The city itself has no administrative status. All six governorates of the country contain parts of the urban agglomeration, which is subdivided into numerous areas. In a narrower sense, Kuwait City can also refer only to the town's historic core, which is part of the Capital Governorate and seamlessly merges with the adjacent urban areas.
Kuwait City's trade and transportation needs are served by Kuwait International Airport, Mina Al-Shuwaikh (Shuwaikh Port) and Mina Al Ahmadi (Ahmadi Port).
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Kuwait City is in Al Asimah, Kuwait, about 6 km from Ḩawallī.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 60,064
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Kuwait
- Region
- Al Asimah
- Timezone
- Asia/Kuwait
- Coordinates
- 29.3670, 47.9743
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