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2023 In Kuwait
Events in the year 2023 in Kuwait. Incumbents Holidays : * 1 January – Sunday – New Year's Day * 19 February – Sunday – Isra' and Mi'raj, The Prophet's Ascension * 25 February – Saturday – Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, National Day * 26 February – Sunday – Liberation Day * 27 February – Monday – Public Sector & Bank Holiday in lieu of Kuwait National Day * 21–25 April – Eid al-Fitr * 27 June – Tuesday – Arafat Day * 28–30 June – Eid al-Adha * 1–2 July – Eid al-Adha * 20 July – Thursday – Islamic New Year (In lieu of Wednesday 19 July) * 28 September – Thursday – Mawlid, The Prophet's Birthday * 17–19 December – Mourning for Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah * 31 December – Sunday – Public Sector & Bank Holiday in lieu of New Year's Day 2024 Events March *19 March – The Constitutional Court ruled in favour of reinstating the previous parliament elected in 2020 Kuwaiti general election, 2020, citing discrepancies in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western 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. Kuwait also shares maritime borders with Iran. Kuwait has a coastal length of approximately . Most of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of the capital city Kuwait City. , Kuwait has a population of 4.45 million people of which 1.45 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.00 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. Historically, most of present-day Kuwait was part of ancient Mesopotamia. Pre-oil Kuwait was a strategic trade port between Mesopotamia, Persia and India. Oil reserves were discovered in commercial quantities in 1938. In 1946, crude oil was exported for the first time. From 1946 to 1982, the country underwent large-scale modernization, largely b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
