Kuwait City facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kuwait City
Skyline of Kuwait City
Country	Kuwait
Governorate	Al Asimah
Area
• Metro	200 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population  (2005 estimate)
• City	151,060 (2,008)
• 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. 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

Beach, Kuwait City, 1980

Kuwait City is twinned with:

• Tunis, Tunisia
• Beirut, Lebanon
• Beverly Hills, USA
• Cannes, France
• Dubai, UAE
• Gaziantep, Turkey
• Monaco, Monaco
• Marbella, Spain
• London, England
• Paris, France

Images for kids

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  Celebration at Seif Palace in 1944 for Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

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  Kuwait harbour in 1961

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  Oil fires in Kuwait in 1990, which were a result of the scorched earth policy of Iraqi military forces retreating from Kuwait.

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  Satellite image of Kuwait

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  Aerial view of Kuwait City

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  Kuwait International Airport

See also

In Spanish: Kuwait (ciudad) para niños