Kuwait City

Kuwait City
مدينة الكويت
Madinat Al-Kuwayt
Kuwait Skyline
Al Hamra Tower
Seif palace
Souq Sharg port
From top left: Kuwait City skyline, Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait Towers, Seif Palace, Souq Sharq port Kuwait Downtown in 2012
Nickname: 
الديرة Ad-Dirah
Kuwait City is located in Kuwait
Kuwait City
Kuwait City
Location of Kuwait City in Kuwait
Kuwait City is located in Persian Gulf
Kuwait City
Kuwait City
Kuwait City (Persian Gulf)
Kuwait City is located in West and Central Asia
Kuwait City
Kuwait City
Kuwait City (West and Central Asia)
Kuwait City is located in Asia
Kuwait City
Kuwait City
Kuwait City (Asia)
Coordinates: 29°22′11″N 47°58′42″E / 29.36972°N 47.97833°E / 29.36972; 47.97833
Country Kuwait
GovernorateCapital
Established1752
Area
 • Capital city860 km2 (330 sq mi)
Population
 • Urban
3,000,000
Time zoneUTC+03:00 (AST)

Kuwait City (Arabic: 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 economic centre of the emirate, containing Kuwait's Seif Palace, government offices, and the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks. It is one of the hottest cities in summer on earth, with average summer high temperatures over 45 °C (113 °F) for three months of the year.

As of 2018, the metropolitan area had roughly 3 million inhabitants (more than 70% of the country's population).[1] The city itself has no administrative status. All six governorates of the country comprise parts of the urban agglomeration, which is subdivided in numerous areas. In a narrower sense, Kuwait City can also refer only to the town's historic core, which nowadays is part of the Capital Governorate and seamlessly merges with the adjacent urban areas.

Kuwait City's trade and transportation needs are served by Kuwait International Airport, Mina Al-Shuwaik (Shuwaik Port) and Mina Al Ahmadi (Ahmadi Port).

  1. ^ The World's Cities in 2018. Data Booklet (PDF), United Nations, retrieved 29 March 2021

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