Kuwait City
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Kuwait City
مدينة الكويت Madinat Al Kuwayt | |
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![]() Skyline of Kuwait City | |
Coordinates: 29°22′11″N 47°58′42″E / 29.36972°N 47.97833°E | |
Country | Kuwait |
Governorate | Al Asimah |
Area | |
• Metro | 200 km2 (80 sq mi) |
Population (2005 estimate) | |
• City | 151,060 (2,008)[1] |
• Metro | 2,380,000 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Kuwait City is the capital of Kuwait. It has a population of 2.38 million in the metropolitan area. It is near the center of the country on the shore of the Persian Gulf. It has Kuwait's parliament (Majlis Al-Umma), most governmental offices and the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks.
On August 2, 1990, Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait and took the city. On August 8, Iraq said the emirate was their land.[2] During the occupation, the city was badly damaged. Many buildings were destroyed, including the Kuwait National Museum.
Kuwait City has an arid climate. They have very hot summers, little rainfall, and frequent dust storms.
Twin towns — sister cities
[change | change source]Kuwait City is twinned with:
Tunis, Tunisia
Beirut, Lebanon[3]
Beverly Hills, USA
Cannes, France
Dubai, UAE
Gaziantep, Turkey
Monaco, Monaco
Marbella, Spain
London, England
Paris, France
References
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- ↑ "NationMaster – Kuwaiti Geography statistics". NationMaster. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ↑ "The World Factbook – Kuwait". Central Intelligence Agency. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ↑ "SisterCitiesEN". Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2012-08-06.