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218,141. Time zone. UTC+3 (AST) Hawally (Arabic: حولي) is an area in, and the namesake of, the Hawalli Governorate, located in the State of Kuwait. Hawally is a large settlement and the commercial center for most computer-related goods in Kuwait. Prior to the first Gulf War, it housed many Palestinians, but many left during and after the War.
Salmiya (Arabic: السالمية, romanized: As-Sālmīya(h)) is an area in Hawalli Governorate in Kuwait.. Salmiya is administratively divided into 12 blocks. The blocks located closer to the interior of the district tend to be mostly residential, while those located beside the Persian Gulf coastline have a great deal of commercial and up-scale residential real estate.
A more recent governor of the Hawalli governorate is Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who later became prime minister. A 2005 estimate reported the population of Hawalli to be 393,861. [4] A 31 December 2007 estimate reported Hawalli's population to be 714,876. [5] As of June 2014, the population of Hawalli is estimated to be 890,533. [1]
Jabriya (Arabic: الجابرية) is in an area in Hawalli Governorate in Kuwait. It is a large, mainly residential area that borders Surra, Hawalli, Salmiya and Bayan. On 31 December 2007, Jabriya's population was estimated to be 66,056. [1] Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, one of the six
Rumaithiya (Arabic: الرميثية Gulf Arabic: l-iRmēθīya) is a mainly-residential area in Hawalli governorate and a suburb of Kuwait City. It is divided into twelve blocks. The population of Rumaithiya was 58,127, according to the June 2023 estimate by the Public Authority for Civil Information [ar]. [1] A significant proportion of ...
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
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, Mintaqah, can mean both mean area and region. [4][5] Areas are further subdivided into blocks, each of ...
Established. 1940 (built) Location. Kuwait City. Bait Al-Othman is a historic museum in Kuwait located in Hawalli. [1][2] Inaugurated by the Amir of Kuwait in April 2013, the museum is dedicated to the history and culture of Kuwait from the pre-oil era to present time. The museum hosts numerous historical items and antiques of pre-oil Kuwait.