The Capital Governorate ( ), sometimes referred to as Al Kuwayt, is one of the six

governorates of Kuwait Kuwait is divided into 6 governorates (''muhafazah''). The governorates are further subdivided into areas. The governorate is headed by a Governor appointed by a ministerial decree for a period of 4 years which can be renewed upon the proposal o ...

. It comprises the historic core of

Kuwait City Kuwait City ( ar, 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 economical centre of the emirate, ...

, industrial and port areas such as

Shuwaikh Shuwaikh ( ar, الشويخ) is a seaside district of Kuwait City in Kuwait. It comprises eight blocks. Shuwaikh also has an industrial area, a port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, ...

and

Doha Port Doha Port ( ar, ميناء الدوحة, Mīnā’ ad Dawḩah) is a census-designated port district in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Doha Port is centrally located in Doha, and is adjacent to some of the country's most popular tourist destin ...

, and several offshore islands. It consists of the following

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: *

Abdullah Al-Salem Abdulla Al-Salem ( ar, عبد الله السالم) is an area of Kuwait City. It is known to be one of the areas where the wealthiest of the families of Kuwait live alongside Faiha, Shuwaikh, Nuzha, Kaifan, and Shamiyah. Lands in this area ra ...

عبدالله السالم *

Adiliya Adailiya ( ar, العديلية) is an area of Kuwait City; it is located in the governorate of Al Asimah in Kuwait. Its population in 2008 was 20,211. Several mosques are located in Adailiya. Adailiya has a Water Towers Park. Education * ...

العديلية * Bneid Al-Qar بنيد القار * Al Da'iya الدعية * Al Dasma الدسمة * Al Faiha الفيحا *Faylakah (consisting of the islands of

Failaka Failaka Island ( ar, فيلكا '' / ''; Kuwaiti Arabic: فيلچا ) is a Kuwaiti Island in the Persian Gulf. The island is 20 km off the coast of Kuwait City in the Persian Gulf. The name "Failaka" is thought to be derived from the ancient ...

, Miskan, and Auhah) *

Jaber Al-Ahmad Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (29 June 1926 – 15 January 2006) ( ar, الشيخ جابر الأحمد الجابر الصباح, translit=ash-Shaykh Jābir al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ) was Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Kuwa ...

جابر الاحمد * Jibla *

Kaifan Kaifan ( ar, كيفان) is an area in Kuwait City; it is located in the governorate of Al Asimah in Kuwait. is home to Kuwait SC Kuwait Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الكويت الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club based ...

كيفان * Khaldiya * Al Mansouriah المنصورية * Murgab المرقاب *

Al-Nuzha Nuzha ( ar, النزهة) is an area in Kuwait City; it is located in Al Asimah Governorate in Kuwait. Its population in 2011 was 8,372. Embassies in NuzhaEmbassies in Kuwait: Brazil : Czech Republic : Tanzania Tanzania (; ), offici ...

النزهة * Al Qadisiya القادسية * Qurtoba قرطبة * Rawdah الروضة *

Al Shamiya Al Shamiya ( ar, الشامية) is an area of Kuwait City Kuwait City ( ar, 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 ...

الشامية * Sharq *

Al Shuwaikh Shuwaikh Port ( ar, ميناء الشويخ, transliteration : ''Minaa' Shuweekh'') (Coordinates:29°21′9″N 47°55′31″E) is an urban industrial area within the Al Asimah Governorate (Capital Governorate) in Kuwait City, Kuwait. A number ...

الشويخ * Sulaibikhat * Al Surra السرة * Al Yarmouk اليرموك * North West Sulaibikhat شمال غرب الصليبيخات ''Al-ʿĀṣima'' means 'The Capital' in

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

. Al-ʿĀṣima houses most of Kuwait's financial and business centres such as the

Kuwait Stock Exchange Boursa Kuwait Securities Co., is the private-sector corporate owner and operator of the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE), the national stock market of Kuwait. History Although several share holding companies (such as National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) in ...

Government

Mr. Nasir Sabah Nasir Mubarak I was governor from 1962 until his death in 1979. Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I became the next governor, circa 1979. Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II become governor in 1985. Thabit Al Muhanna became governor in 2014.

References

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