Mishref ( ar, مشرف) is a residential area in
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, ...
,
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 ...
, within the
Hawalli Governorate
Hawalli Governorate ( ar, محافظة حولي Muḥāfaẓat Ḥawalli), is one of the six governorates of Kuwait, consisting of the following areas:
* Hawalli
*Bayan
*Mishref
* Maidan Hawalli
*Jabriya
*Rumaithiya
* Salmiya
*Salwa
* Shaab
* A ...
, south of
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
* ...
and west of
Salwa Salwa, an Arabic name meaning "solace", may refer to:
People
*Princess Salwa Aga Khan (born 1988), American model, wife of Prince Rahim Aga Khan
* Sally ("Salwa") Shatila Kader, Lebanese-American peace activist
*Salwa Abdullah (born 1953), Syrian ...
. Mishref has only 6 blocks (1,2,3,4,5 and 6), and all other blocks or extensions in West Mishref don't originally belong to Mishref.
Mishref is home to:
* A Counsomer co-op by Mishref local residence.
*
Al Yarmouk Sporting Club
* A restaurant complex
* Three foreign embassies: the Syrian, Lesotho and Japanese Embassies
* A United Nations (UN) Center
* Two sports open playground which include Basketball, football, handball and tennis courts.
West Mishref is home to:
*
Kuwait International Fair The Kuwait International Fair is a large fairground Founded in 1971 and located in Mishrif, Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situate ...
, a fairground with eight halls
* The Australian College of Kuwait
* The Gulf University of Science and Technology
* The grand mosque, from which Friday prayers are aired on the state's channels
* A route to Bayan Palace and the Mishref Palace across it
Embassies in Mishref
Embassies in Kuwait
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References
Suburbs of Kuwait City
Areas of Hawalli Governorate
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