Wafra ( ar, links=no, الوفرة) is the southernmost area in
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 nort ...
, within the boundaries of the former
Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone. It is part of
Ahmadi Governorate
The Ahmadi Governorate (arabic: محافظة الأحمدي) is the Second most populated Governorate of all the 6 Governorates in Kuwait. It is the Home of KOC, KNPC and much more Oil and Petrol companies.
Ahmadi consists of the following dis ...
, and is well known for its fertile soil and farms. It is parallel with the
Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border
The Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border is 221 km (137 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Iraq in the west to the Persian Gulf coast in the east.
Description
The border starts in the west the tripoint with Iraq on the Wadi Al-Batin; a s ...
. Wafra and
Abdali to the north are the only two cities in Kuwait known for farming and the livestock. Farms in Wafra are fed by groundwater. The farms have a very original cone-shaped mud dovecotes with hundreds of birds. People tend to visit the Wafra Market to buy fresh vegetables.
Products
*Honey
*Palm trees, then grown in other cities and towns in Kuwait
*Dates
*Cucumbers
*Lettuces
*Tomatoes
*Green Peppers
*Crude Oil
Maps and images
Image:Al Ahmadi (Kuwait).png, map of Al Ahmadi Governorate
The Ahmadi Governorate (arabic: محافظة الأحمدي) is the Second most populated Governorate of all the 6 Governorates in Kuwait. It is the Home of KOC, KNPC and much more Oil and Petrol companies.
Ahmadi consists of the following dis ...
File:Kuwait Veg.JPG, Wafra Market
File:Agriculture Desert.JPG
File:ALwafra.jpg
{{Ahmadi Governorate
Populated places in Kuwait
Agriculture in Asia