Bneid Al-Gar
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Bneid Al-Gar
بنيد القار | |
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District | |
Coordinates: 29°22′N 48°0′E / 29.367°N 48.000°E[1] | |
Country | Kuwait |
Governorate | Capital Governorate |
Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 13,171 |
Bneid Al-Gar (Template:Lang-ar) is a suburb of Kuwait City; it is located in Al Asimah Governorate in Kuwait covering an area of approximately 1,320,220 squared metres. Its population in 2018 was 34,710.[3]
Etymology
The word "Gar" in Arabic means Tar, and so it was thus named due to the natural discharge of oils. A variant of its transliteration is Bunayd Al-Qar.
References
- ^ a b "Geoportal for Kuwait Census 2011". Central Statistical Bureau of Kuwait. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Elevation of Bunayd al Qar, Kuwait Elevation Map, Topo, Contour". floodmap.net. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "إحصاءات السكان" (in Arabic). Kuwaiti Government. Retrieved 9 September 2019. [dead link]