Capital Governorate (Kuwait)
Al Asimah
العاصمة | |
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 Map of Kuwait with Al Asimah highlighted | |
| Coordinates (Al Kuwait): 29°20′03″N 47°58′53″E / 29.33417°N 47.98139°E | |
| Country |  Kuwait |
| Capital | Al Kuwait |
| Districts | 23 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ali Jaber Al-Ahmad al-Sabah[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 200 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 534,964 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03 (EAT) |
| ISO 3166 code | KW-KU |
Al Asimah (Arabic: العاصمة), also called Al Kuwayt or Capital is one of the six governorates of Kuwait, and consists of the following districts:[3]
- Abdullah Al-Salem عبدالله السالم
- Adiliya العديلية
- Bneid Al-Qar بنيد القار
- Al Da'iya الدعية
- Al Dasma الدسمة
- Dasman
- Sharq
- Al Faiha الفيحا
- Faylakah (consisting of the islands of Failaka, Miskan, and Auhah)
- Kaifan كيفان
- Khaldiya
- Kuwait City (Kuwait's capital)
- Al Mansouriah المنصورية
- Murgab المرقاب
- Al-Nuzha النزهة
- Al Qadisiya القادسية
- Qurtoba قرطبة
- Rawdah الروضة
- Al Shamiya الشامية
- Al Shuwaikh الشويخ
- Sulaibikhat
- Al Surra السرة
- Al Yarmouk اليرموك
Al Asimah means "the capital" in Arabic. Al Asimah houses most of Kuwait's financial and business centres such as the Kuwait Stock Exchange.
Government
Nasir Sabah Nasir Mubarak I was governor from 1962 until his death in 1979. Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I became the next governor, circa 1979.[4] Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II become governor in 1985.[4]
References
- ^ "Major local events in 2014". Kuwait News Agency.
- ^ http://stat.paci.gov.kw/englishreports/
- ^ Kuwait Map Archived February 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Alan Rush (1987). Al-Sabah: History & Genealogy of Kuwait's Ruling Family, 1752-1987. London: Ithaca Press. ISBN 978-0-86372-081-9.
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