Articles in Kuwait ( 64 )

64 Articles of interest in Kuwait

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  • 2009 Kuwait wedding fire

    The 2009 Kuwait wedding fire was an arson attack that occurred during a wedding ceremony in Jahra, Kuwait on August 15, 2009. At least 57 people were killed and about 90 others wounded when the groom's 23-year-old ex-wife, Nasra Yussef Mohammad al-E…

  • Kubbar Island

    Kubbar (Arabic: جزيرة كبر‎) is a sandy island of Kuwait in the Persian Gulf, covered with shrub. It is located roughly 30 kilometers off the southern coast of Kuwait and 29 kilometres off the coast of Failaka. The island is nearly circular, with a d…

  • Dar Al Awadi Tower

    The Dar Al Awadi Tower is the fifth tallest building in Kuwait after Arraya 2, Al-Waqf Tower, Kuwait Trade Center and Baitak Tower. It has 35 floors and it is 171 metres high.

  • Thamir Stadium

    Thamir Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Al Salmiya, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Salmiya Club.

  • Sulaibikhat

    Sulaibikhat is a small area north of Kuwait City near Doha, Kuwait. Sulaibikhat has four residential blocks. It hosts a sporting team with the same name. A British camp was built in Sulaibikhat during the British mandate, and consisted of approximat…

  • Qaruh Island

    Qaruh Island (Arabic: جزيرة قاروه‎) is an island belonging to the state of Kuwait, which received its name from the large amounts of petroleum sediments in the area (known as Qar in Arabic). It is the smallest of the nine islands, and also the furth…

  • Auhah Island

    Auhah Island is a small island belonging to Kuwait. It is 800 metres (2,625 ft) long by 540 metres (1,772 ft) wide, which corresponds to an area of about 34 hectares (84 acres), and is located 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Failaka Island, and 41 km (2…

  • Sabah Al Salem Stadium

    Sabah al-Salem Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Arabi Kuwait. The stadium holds 28,000 people.

  • Imam Baqir Mosque

    Imam Baqir Mosque is a Shi'a mosque located in Surra, Kuwait. The prayer hall for men holds 6,000 worshippers, and the women's prayer hall contains about 2,000. In 2011 the imam of the mosque was Sheikh Mustafa. Imam Baqir Mosque is one of the large…

  • Miskan Island

    Miskan Island (Arabic: مسكان‎)is a small, uninhabited island in the Persian Gulf off Kuwait. It is to the south of Bubiyan Island. It is about 1.2 kilometers long and 800 meters wide (area about 0.75 km²). The distance between it and Failaka Island,…

  • Khaitan Stadium

    Khaitan Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Khaitan Sporting Club.

  • Imam Hussein Mosque

    Imam Hussein Mosque, in Midan Hawalli District, Kuwait City, is the largest Shi'a mosque in Kuwait. Its prayer hall accommodates about 4,000 to 5,000 men and 500 to 1,000 women.

  • Farwaniya Stadium

    Farwaniya Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Al-Farwaniyah, Kuwait. It is generally used for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Tadamun SC, a professional football club.

  • Fahaheel Stadium

    Fahaheel Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Fahaheel. This stadium is the second smallest(2000 seats) in the country, and is known for the street figh…

  • Al-Ahmadi Stadium

    Al-Ahmadi Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Al-Ahmadi, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al-Shabab. The stadium holds 18,000 people.

  • Mitraba

    Mitraba is a barren land in the northern Kuwait region, it currently holds the record of highest temperature ever recorded in Asia on 15 June 2010 when the mercury rose up to 55 °C (131 °F)

  • Mishref Stadium

    Mishref Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Mishref, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Yarmouk.