Adailiya (Arabic: العديلية Gulf Arabic pronunciation: /lɪʕ.deː.liː.jə/) is an area and a suburb of Kuwait City; it is located in the Capital Governorate in Kuwait. It had a population of 21,996 in 2022. Adailiya houses a campus of Kuwait's Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) and, temporarily, the colleges of Architecture and Life Sciences at Kuwait University as well as the Kazma Sport Club and religious, cultural, and commercial places. It also has a Water Towers Park.
Adailiya
العديلية li-ʿDēlīya | |
|---|---|
 An interactive map outlining the area of ʿAdailiya | |
  Adailiya | |
| Coordinates (29.326546,47.981409): 29°19′N 47°58′E / 29.317°N 47.967°E | |
| Country |  Kuwait |
| Governorate | Capital Governorate |
| Number of blocks | 4 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 21,996 |
| • Density | 8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
History
editThe vicinity of Adailiya comprised today's areas of Rawda, historically East ʿAdailiya, and the current area ʿAdailiya.[3] Before the oil boom, Adailiya was one of the scattered settlements outside of Kuwait City mainly focused on farming wheat and barley.[3] The land was usually described as fertile with abundant groundwater sources.[3]
Etymology
editThe etymology behind the name is disputed[3] with essentially two views: the first believes that the name is derived from the balanced (potable, Arabic: معتدل) water sources of the area, and the second posits it is derived from somebody's name[4][3][5]
Post-oil boom
editSpurred by the oil revenues, the Kuwaiti government began organizing Kuwait City and its suburbs. It bought land from multiple people in 1958, whose names were published in the official Kuwait Today journal.[6] Kuwait's Municipality finished its scheme for the modern area in the late 1950s, and in December 1970 East ʿAdailiya was officially designates as Rawda while the western part was henceforth known only as ʿAdailiya.[7] It had a population of 8487 people that year and 9748 in 1985.[3] With this, the modern area is fully demarcated between the 3rd Ring Road to the north, 4th Ring Road to the south, Damascus Street (Road 45, which splits East ʿAdailiya (now Rawda) and ʿAdailiya) to the East, and Route 50 Highway to the west, with a big roundabout separating the area into 4 blocks.[5]
Gulf War
editThe ʿAdailiya area was active in the resistance against the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. A monument with the name of the martyrs can be found in the area's main commercial centre.
Attractions and points of interest
editEducation
editThe ʿAdailiya campus of Kuwait's Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAEET) is located in blocks 1 & 4. The block 1 campus used to house Kuwait University's Women College until the university's new campus in Shaddadiya opened up.
Sports
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The awards-winning Kazma Sports Club is located in the area's 4th block. Its stadium, the istād aṣ-Ṣadāqa wa as-Salām (Friendship and Peace Stadium) holds seats for up to 16,000 attendants, and was named such for a match held there between Iran and Iraq in 1989 after the end of the Iran–Iraq War. The headquarters of the Kuwait Football Association is also located in ʿAdailiya.
Shopping
editThe ʿAdailiya Co-Op Society is the main supermarket and commercial shopping centre in the area.
Embassies
edit| Country | Block | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Tunisia | 3 | Tunisia eVisa online |
Transportation
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The area is served by major roads and highways.
| Position | Road | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| North | 3rd Ring Road | East towards Da'iya |
| West | Route 50 | North towards Kuwait City |
| South | 4th Ring Road | West towards Sulaibikhat |
| East | Damascus Street | South towards South Surra |
Further reading
edit- العديلية... تاريخ وشخصيات (ʿAdailiya: History and Individuals)
References
edit- ^ "Adailiya, Kuwait on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ هيئة المعلومات المدنية - مناطق محافظة الفروانية Archived 2017-12-19 at the Wayback Machine (Arabic)
- ^ a b c d e f Al-Lōghāni, Ḥamza (2012-04-19). "باسم اللوغاني: العديلية.. تاريخ وشخصيات". Kuwait History forum, quoting Al-Qabas newspaper. Archived from the original on 2024-08-25. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ Al-Lōghāni, Bāsim (2019-01-11). "وثيقة لها تاريخ : العديلية بدأت قبل حُكم الشيخ مبارك الصباح وعدلان الرشيدي أول سكانها". Al-Jarida. Archived from the original on 2024-08-25. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ a b "جولة مع أسماء المناطق الكويتية [الأرشيف] - تاريخ الكويت".
- ^ Kuwait Today, 1958-09-21
- ^ li-Sʿēdān, Ḥamad (1970). الموسوعة الكويتية المختصرة [The Brief Kuwaiti Encyclopedia] (in Arabic).
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