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1983 Kuwait bombings The 1983 Kuwait bombings were attacks on six key foreign and Kuwaiti installations on 12 December 1983, two months after the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing. The 90-minute coordinated attack on two embassies, the country's main airport, and petro- ...


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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 ...
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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 * Th ...
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Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base is a Kuwait Air Force base that is home to 3 Kuwait Air Force F/A-18 C/D squadrons: 9 Squadron, 25 Squadron, and 61 Squadron. The base also has an area designated for operations by the U.S. Air Force and its allies. Hi ...
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Ali Al Salem Air Base Ali Al Salem Air Base is a military air base situated in Kuwait, approximately 23 miles (37 km) from the Iraqi border, and roughly 15 km west of Al Jahra. The airfield is owned by the Government of Kuwait, and during Operation Souther ...
* Amiri Diwan of Kuwait * Architecture of Kuwait * Areas of Kuwait *
Armenians in Kuwait The Armenians in Kuwait are people of Armenian descent living in Kuwait. As of 2013, there has been a large population increase and now there are 6,000 Armenians. Before the Gulf War, the Armenian population reached its peak of 12,000.Art of Kuwait The Kuwaiti modern art movement emerged in the 1930s, Kuwait has the oldest modern arts movement in the Arabian Peninsula. Kuwait is home to more than 20 art galleries. In recent years, Kuwait's contemporary art scene has boomed. Kuwait has the sec ...
* Al Hamra Tower


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Bneid Al-Gar Bneid Al-Gar ( ar, بنيد القار, Bneid il-Gār) is an area of Kuwait City; it is located in Al Asimah Governorate in Kuwait covering an area of approximately 1,320,220 squared metres. Etymology The word "Gar" in Arabic means Tar Tar i ...
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Bayan Bayan may refer to: Eduational Institutions * Bayan Islamic Graduate School, Chicago, IL Places *Bayan-Aul, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan *Bayan Mountain, an ancient mountain name for part of Tarbagatai Mountains at Kazakhstan in Qing Dynasty period *B ...
* Bayan Palace


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Cabinet of Kuwait The Cabinet of Kuwait is the chief executive body of the State of Kuwait. The 42nd cabinet in the history of Kuwait was appointed on 16 October 2022. On 5 October 2022, Amir of Kuwait His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah assigned ...
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Central Bank of Kuwait Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
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Coat of arms of Kuwait The emblem of Kuwait ( ar, شعار الكويت) was created in 1962 and it consists of the shield of the flag design in color superimposed on a golden falcon (Hawk of Quraish) with wings displayed. The falcon supports a disk containing a boom ...
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Coeducation in Kuwait 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 ...
* Commercial Bank of Kuwait * Constitution of Kuwait * Co-op Society * Corruption in Kuwait * COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait * Crime in Kuwait * Culture of Kuwait


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Demographics of Kuwait This is a demography of the population of Kuwait ( ar, سكان الكويت). Expatriates account for around 60% of Kuwait's total population, with Kuwaitis constituting 38%-42% of the total population. The government and some Kuwaiti citizens c ...


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Elections in Kuwait Elections in Kuwait are held for both the National Assembly and for the Municipality. Kuwait's constitution calls for elections to the unicameral National Assembly at a maximum interval of four years. Elections are held earlier if the Constitution ...
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Electoral districts of Kuwait Kuwait is divided into five electoral districts. {, class="wikitable" style="min-width:37em" ! District , - , District One , - , District Two , - , District Three , - , District Four , - , District Five , - , align=left colspan= ...
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Expatriates in Kuwait There are a large number of expatriates in Kuwait, with most residing in the capital Kuwait City. Expatriates are primarily attracted by the employment opportunities in Kuwait. Kuwaiti nationals account for 31% of Kuwait's total population. Indian ...


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Faylaka Island attack On October 8, 2002, two Kuwaiti citizens with ties to jihadists in Afghanistan attacked a group of unarmed United States Marines conducting a training exercise on a Kuwaiti island, killing one before being killed themselves. The attackers were ...
* Farwaniya * Flag of Kuwait * Football in Kuwait * Foreign relations of Kuwait * Freedom of religion in Kuwait


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* Gate of Kuwait * Geography of Kuwait * Geology of Kuwait * Government of Kuwait * Governorates of Kuwait *
Grand Mosque A congregational mosque or Friday mosque (, ''masjid jāmi‘'', or simply: , ''jāmi‘''; ), or sometimes great mosque or grand mosque (, ''jāmi‘ kabir''; ), is a mosque for hosting the Friday noon prayers known as ''jumu'ah''.* * * * * * * ...
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Granada (Kuwait) Granada ( ar, غرناطة; also spelled Gharnata\Ghornata\Ghirnata) is an area in the Capital Governorate of Kuwait, and a suburb of Kuwait City. It consists of four blocks, one of which is undeveloped and unpopulated. It was named after the cit ...
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Gulf Bank of Kuwait Gulf Bank is one of the largest leading banks in Kuwait with a broad offering of consumer banking, wholesale banking, treasury, and financial services. The Bank was founded in 1960, registered as a bank with the Central Bank of Kuwait and was li ...
* Gulf Cooperation Council * Gulf Road


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Healthcare in Kuwait Kuwait has a state-funded healthcare system, which provides treatment without charge to holders of a Kuwaiti passport. A public insurance scheme exists to provide reduced cost healthcare to non-citizens. Private healthcare providers also run medic ...
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Historical, Vintage, and Classical Cars Museum The Historical, Vintage, and Classical Cars Museum is located in Kuwait's Shuwaikh Industrial Area, near the intersection of road 80 and road 55. History and profile The museum was opened in . It consists of two buildings and an outside display a ...
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History of Kuwait Kuwait is a sovereign state in Western Asia located at the head of the Persian Gulf. The geographical region of Kuwait has been occupied by humans since antiquity, particularly due to its strategic location at the head of the Persian Gulf. In the ...
* History of the Jews in Kuwait *
Human rights in Kuwait Human rights in Kuwait are a topic of significant concern. Most notably, Kuwait's handling of the stateless Bedoon crisis has come under substantial criticism from international human rights organisations and the United Nations. Kuwait has the lar ...


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* Invasion of Kuwait * Islam in Kuwait * ISO 3166 standard for Kuwait


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Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh (Arabic: جليب الشيوخ Transliteration: Jalīb Al-Shuyūkh) is an area in Farwaniya Governorate, which is one of the six Governorates of Kuwait. It geographically divided into 5 blocks. It is located within the agglomerat ...
* Jazeera Airways


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Kuwait Air Force The Kuwait Air Force ( ar, القوات الجوية الكويتية , al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya) is the air arm of the Armed Forces of Kuwait. The Air Force headquarters is located at Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base, with the remaining f ...
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Kuwait Airways Kuwait Airways ( ar, الخطوط الجوية الكويتية, ) is the national carrier of Kuwait, with its head office on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport, Al Farwaniyah Governorate. It operates scheduled international services th ...
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Kuwait Bay Jōn al Kuwayt ( ar, جون الكويت, Gulf Arabic pronunciation: /d͡ʒoːn‿ɪlkweːt/), also known as Kuwait Bay, is a bay in Kuwait. It is the head of the Persian Gulf. Kuwait City lies on a tip of the bay. History Following the post-glaci ...
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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, ...
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Kuwait Cricket Association The Kuwait Cricket is the official governing body for the game of cricket in Kuwait. It is an associate member of the International Cricket Council, and a full member of the Asian Cricket Council and affiliated to Kuwait Olympic Committee. The A ...
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Kuwait Crown Prince Cup The Crown Prince Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) is a Kuwaiti domestic annual football competition created in 1994. Previous winners *1994 : Kuwait SC *1995 : Kazma SC *1996 : Al Arabi SC *1997 : Al Arabi SC *1998 : Qadsia SC *1999 : Al Ar ...
* Kuwaiti dinar * Kuwait Emir Cup * Kuwait Flour Mills & Bakeries Company * Kuwait Football Association * Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development * Kuwait International Airport * Kuwait Investment Authority * Kuwait-Iraq barrier * Kuwait National Guard *
Kuwait National Petroleum The Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) ( ar, شركة البترول الوطنية الكويتية) is the national oil refining company of Kuwait. Established in October 1960, KNPC handles the responsibility of oil refining, gas liquefa ...
* Kuwait News Agency * Kuwait Oil Co. *
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Kuwait Petroleum Corporation ( ar, مؤسسة البترول الكويتية) is Kuwait's national oil company, headquartered in Kuwait City. The activities of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) are focused on petroleum exploration, produc ...
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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 ...
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Kuwait Scientific Center The Scientific Center of Kuwait, located in Salmiya, Kuwait, serves as a center for environmental education in the Persian Gulf region. KSC spans over 80,000 square meters with the building covering over 18,000 square meters. The center also house ...
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Kuwait Telecommunications Tower The Liberation Tower is a 372-meter-high or 1,220 feet tall telecommunications tower in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is the second-tallest structure in the country and the 39th tallest building in the world. The tower is not publicly accessible to tour ...
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Kuwait Television Kuwait Television is Kuwait's official state-run television station, and part of the Kuwaiti Ministry of information. Kuwait Television has 9 channels and a satellite channel: KTV1, KTV2, KTV Sport, KTV Sport Plus, KTV Kids, alQurain channel, A ...
* Kuwait Towers * Kuwait Water Towers * Kuwait University *
Kuwaiti Arabic Kuwaiti (in Kuwaiti accent , ) is a Gulf Arabic dialect spoken in Kuwait. Kuwaiti Arabic shares many phonetic features unique to Gulf dialects spoken in the Arabian Peninsula. Due to Kuwait's soap opera industry, knowledge of Kuwaiti Arabic ha ...
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Kuwaiti cuisine Kuwaiti cuisine is a fusion of Arabian, Iranian, and Mesopotamian cuisines. Kuwaiti cuisine is part of the Eastern Arabian cuisine. A prominent dish in Kuwaiti cuisine is ''machboos'', a rice-based dish usually prepared with basmati rice seasoned ...
* Kuwaiti dinar *
Khaitan Khaitan is an area of Farwaniya Governorate in Kuwait City. It is the home of Khaitan Sporting Club Khaitan Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي خيطان الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club named after Khaitan, a suburb of ...
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Kubbar Island Kubbar ( ar, جزيرة كبر) is a sandy island of Kuwait in the Persian Gulf, covered with shrub. It is located roughly 30 kilometers off the southern coast of Kuwait and 29 kilometres off the coast of Failaka. The island is nearly circular, wit ...


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Languages of 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 Iraq–Ku ...
* Legal system of Kuwait * LGBT rights in Kuwait (Gay rights) * Literature of Kuwait


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* Military of Kuwait * Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs * Ministry of Commerce & Industry * Ministry of Defense * Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy * Ministry of Finance *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...
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Music of Kuwait Kuwait is well known in the region for its exploration of many different and new forms of music and dance.Badley, Bill. "Sounds of the Arabian Peninsula". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), ...


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National Bank of Kuwait The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) was founded in 1952. It is the largest financial institution in Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It ...


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Oil reserves in Kuwait An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturated ...
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Order of Kuwait The Order of Kuwait (''Wisam al-Kuwait'') is an award given by the State of Kuwait. It ranks below the Order of Mubarak the Great The Order of Mubarak the Great (''Wisam Mubarak al-Kabir'') is a knighthood order of Kuwait. History The Order wa ...


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Politics of Kuwait Kuwait is an emirate with an autocratic political system. The political system consists of an appointed judiciary, appointed government (dominated by the Al Sabah ruling family), and nominally elected parliament. Constitution The Constitution ...
* Political issues in Kuwait * Postage stamps and postal history of Kuwait *
Public holidays in Kuwait :This is a list of holidays in Kuwait. Some dates given are according to the solar Gregorian calendar widely used internationally and some dates are according to the lunar Islamic calendar. References Kuwaiti culture Society of Kuwait ...
* Prostitution in Kuwait


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Qurain Cultural Festival The Qurain Cultural Festival is 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 P ...


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Roads in Kuwait Roads in Kuwait are mostly paved. Roadways are extend up to 6,500 km, of which 4,900 km is paved. As of 2000, there were about 552,400 passenger cars and 167,800 commercial vehicles. On major roads like the ring roads, the maximum speed ...


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Souk Al-Manakh stock market crash The Souk Al-Manakh stock market crash was the 1982 stock market crash of Kuwait's unofficial stock market, the Souk Al-Manakh ( ar, سوق المناخ). The Al-Manakh market was housed in an air-conditioned parking garage in the historic area of ...
* Sport in Kuwait * Square Capital Tower *
Sabah Al-Ahmad Sea City Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City is a city in Ahmadi, Kuwait built with canals forming of artificial shoreline. The city houses up to 250,000 residents. The city was inaugurated in mid 2016. The artificial islands that make up the area are unusual beca ...
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Salmiya Salmiya (Arabic السالمية; transliterated As-Sālmīya(h)) is a city 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 resid ...
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Sulaibiya Sulaibiya is a small town in Al Jahra Governorate, Kuwait. It holds the record of for the highest temperature in Asia and third highest in the world. Sulaibiya has two Industrial Areas containing several construction materials industries and a Res ...


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* Telecommunications in Kuwait * Telephone numbers in Kuwait * Television in Kuwait *
Terrorism in Kuwait Kuwait has experienced several terror attacks, including those carried out by Al-Qaeda and other acts of Islamic terrorism. Some terror attacks in Kuwait were associated with the Gulf War and the subsequent American military support in Kuwait. ...
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Time in Kuwait Time in Kuwait is given by Arabia Standard Time (AST) ( UTC+03:00). Kuwait does not currently observe daylight saving time.http://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/kuwait/kuwait-city Time zone in Kuwait City, Kuwait References Kuwait Kuwait (; ...
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Timeline of Kuwait City The following is a timeline of the history of Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governorate, Kuwait, and its metro surroundings. Prior to 20th century * 1899 - Treaty with the United Kingdom signed by Mubarak Al-Sabah. * 1900 - Population: 15,000 (ap ...
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Transport in Kuwait As a small country, local transport in Kuwait is largely road-based with one car for every 2.25 people. Bus services make up Kuwait's entire public transport network. There are seven airports in Kuwait, the largest of which and solely allocated for ...


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Vehicle registration plates of Kuwait Vehicle registration plates of Kuwait started in 1950. The current version started in 2008. 4-71841 References

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Visa policy of Kuwait Under normal circumstances, visitors to Kuwait must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries eligible for visa on arrival/eVisa. All visitors (except Gulf Cooperation Council citizens) must hold a passport ...
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Visa requirements for Kuwaiti citizens Visa requirements for Kuwaiti citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Kuwait. As of 13 April 2021, Kuwaiti citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 96 countries and territor ...


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Women in Kuwait The women of Kuwait have experienced many progressive changes since the early 20th century. Since then, women have had increased access to education, gained political and economic rights, and financial power. They can serve in the police, milit ...
* Women's suffrage in Kuwait


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Youth Association of Kuwait The Youth Association of Kuwait ( ar, رابطة الشباب الكويتي) is the mainstream leftist youth organization in Kuwait which was founded in 2006 under the name National Democratic Youth Association. It aims to build a new generat ...


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Al Zour Refinery The Al Zour Refinery is an oil refinery under construction in Kuwait. It is the largest refinery in the Middle East. It is an essential part of Kuwait Vision 2035. It is Kuwait's largest environmental friendly oil refinery. Al Zour Refinery is ...


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List of airlines of Kuwait This is a list of airlines currently operating in Kuwait. Scheduled airlines See also * List of defunct airlines of Kuwait * List of defunct airlines of Asia * List of airports in Kuwait * List of airlines References

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List of airports in Kuwait This is a list of airports in Kuwait, sorted by location. __TOC__ Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. See also * Transport in Kuwait * List of airports by ICAO code: O ...
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List of hospitals in Kuwait This is the list of hospitals in Kuwait. Public Hospitals * Metro medical group *Metro Medical care - Farwaniya *Super Metro Specialized Medical Center - Salmiya *Super Metro Specialized Medical Center - Fahaheel *New Metro Medical Care - Salmiya ...
* List of islands of Kuwait * List of shopping malls in Kuwait * List of mosques in Kuwait *
List of museums in Kuwait This is a list of museums in Kuwait: * Kuwait National Cultural District ** Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre ** Al Salam Palace ** Habitat Museum at Al Shaheed Park ** Remembrance Museum at Al Shaheed Park * Bait Al-Othman Museum * A ...
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List of newspapers in Kuwait Newspapers in Kuwait are published in English, French and Urdu, in addition to Arabic. the publishing reach the peak at 2009 there were 14 Arabic dailies, three English dailies and a dozens weekly newspapers in Kuwait. but the numbers decreased si ...
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List of schools in Kuwait Below is a list of primary schools and secondary schools in the Asian country of Kuwait. Tertiary schools are listed at the list of universities in Kuwait. Most schools in Kuwait are public schools which educate in the Arabic language. There ar ...
* List of speakers of Kuwait National Assembly *
List of tallest buildings in Kuwait This list of tallest buildings in Kuwait ranks skyscrapers in Kuwait by height. The tallest building in Kuwait is currently the 80–story Al Hamra Tower, which rises and was completed in 2011, it is also the world's fifteenth-tallest building. ...
* List of universities in Kuwait


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