Timeline of Kuwait City
The following is a timeline of the history of Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governorate, Kuwait, and its metro surroundings.
18th century
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- Early 1700s — Small fishing village of Grane or Kureyn under the control of the Bani Khalid Emirate, independent of Ottoman control since 1670
- 1750s — Bani Utbah migrants establish the Sheikhdom of Kuwait under the auspices of the Bani Khalid
- 1775–1779 — Siege of Basra by Persia prompts Iraqi merchants and shipwrights to relocate to Kuwait City, along with trade routes from India, Muscat, and Persia to Baghdad, Aleppo, Smyrna, and Constantinople
- 1792 — E. India Company establishes Kuwaiti factory, tying the city's trade to East Africa
19th century
[edit]- 1871 — Al-Hasa Expedition returns Kuwait to Ottoman rule
- 1875 — Kuwait organized as part of Basra Vilayet
- 1899 — Treaty with the United Kingdom signed by Mubarak Al-Sabah[1][2]
20th century
[edit]- 1901 — Population: c. 15,000[2]
- 1904 — Seif Palace expansion begins
- 1912 — U.S. mission established[3]
- 1915 — Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah becomes governor of Kuwait City
- 1921 — City wall built;[3] Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah becomes sultan[4]
- 1930 — Kuwait Municipality established[5][6]
- 1936 — Central Library established[7]
- 1948 — Population: c. 80,000[3]
- 1950s — Hawally development begins near city[8]
- 1951 — Urban master plan commissioned[9]
- 1957 — City wall removed;[10] Kuwait National Museum founded.[11]
- 1961 — Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development headquartered in city
- 1962 — City becomes part of newly established Capital Governorate; Nasir Sabah Nasir Mubarak I becomes governor;[12] Al-Watan newspaper begins publication[13]
- 1963 — National Assembly of Kuwait headquartered in city.
- 1965 — Kuwait Transport Company established; public transit begins with route from city center to Fahaheel District;[14] Population: 99,633[15]
- 1966 — Kuwait University established
- 1967 — Arab Towns Organization headquartered in Kaifan
- 1970 — Urban master plan commissioned (approximate date)[9][16]
- 1972 — Al-Qabas newspaper begins publication[13]
- 1974 — Japanese embassy attacked (7 Feb.)
- 1975 — International School of Pakistan established in Al Farwaniyah; Population: 78,116[17]
- 1976 — Al-Anba newspaper begins publication;[13] Kuwait Water Towers built[11][18]
- 1979 — Kuwait Towers built;[18] Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I becomes governor (approximate date);[12] Jahra Governorate established near city[citation needed]
- 1980 — Kuwait Petroleum Corporation headquartered in city
- 1982 — Kuwait National Assembly Building[9] and Al-Fahed Mosque[18] built
- 1983 — 1983 Kuwait bombings (12 Dec.); Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah (cultural entity) established[19][1]
- 1984 — Gulf Cooperation Council meets[20]
- 1985 — Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II becomes governor[12]
- 1986 — Grand Mosque (Kuwait) and Al-Marzook Medical Center and Mosque[18] built
- 1988 — Lycée Français de Koweït established in Salmiya; Farwaniya Governorate established near city[citation needed]
- 1990 — Invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces (2–4 Aug.)
- 1991 — Iraqis ousted (Feb.)[21]
- 1993 — Liberation Tower (Kuwait) and Al-Mubarrah Community Center built; Urban master plan created by Kuwait Municipality[9]
- 1994 — National Library of Kuwait headquartered in city[7]
- 1995 — Population: 28,747 in Kuwait City[13]
- 1998 — Al-Sharq Waterfront built[18]
- 1999 — Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate established near city[citation needed]
21st century
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- 2001 — Population: 388,532 in Capital Governorate[13]
- 2002 — 2002 West Asian Games held (Apr.)
- 2003 — Museum of Modern Art opens;[19] Urban master plan created[9]
- 2004 — Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Tower built;[22] American University of Kuwait opens in Salmiya
- 2005 — Dar Al Awadi Tower built in Sharq
- 2006 — General election held 29 June, the first including female voters[23]
- 2008 — Kuwait International Airport's new terminal built
- 2009 — Arraya Tower built
- 2011 — Al Hamra Tower built
- 2014 — Population: 538,053 in Capital Governorate, 1,094,576 in Farwaniya Governorate, 898,401 in Hawalli Governorate, and 232,428 in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate[24]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Turner 2008.
- ^ a b Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b c Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Kuwait, Kuweit, or Al-Kuwayt", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 996, OL 6112221M,
Formerly called Qurein, Grane, or Grain
- ^ "Arabia: Sultanate of Koweit". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
- ^ Michael Herb (2014). The Wages of Oil: Parliaments and Economic Development in Kuwait and the UAE. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-5468-4.
- ^ "Kuwait marks 50th anniversary of first municipal elections". Kuwait News Agency. June 2014.
- ^ a b Wafa'a H. Al-Sane (2003). "Kuwait". In Miriam Drake (ed.). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (2nd ed.). Marcel Dekker. ISBN 978-0-8247-2079-7.
- ^ Malcolm C. Peck (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6416-0.
- ^ a b c d e Jones 2014.
- ^ "Kuwait City". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ a b Noura Alsager, ed. (2014). Acquiring Modernity. State of Kuwait, National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters. ISBN 978-99906-0-423-8.
Biennale di Venezia
- ^ a b c Alan Rush (1987). Al-Sabah: History & Genealogy of Kuwait's Ruling Family, 1752-1987. London: Ithaca Press. ISBN 978-0-86372-081-9.
- ^ a b c d e "Kuwait". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. p. 2538+. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
- ^ Abdul-llah Abu-Ayyash (1986). "Urban Public Transport Planning in Kuwait". GeoJournal. 12 (3): 243–254. JSTOR 41143870.
- ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. pp. 140–161.
- ^ Karim Jamal (12 December 1973), "Kuwait: a Salutary Tale", Architects Journal
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e (Kuwait City), ArchNet, retrieved 30 April 2015
- ^ a b "Art Galleries and Museums (list)". ArtKuwait.org. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "GCC Most Prominent Decisions (timeline)" (PDF). Qatar News Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ BBC News (24 August 2011). "Kuwait Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "(Kuwait City)". Emporis.com. Hamburg. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kuwaiti Women Join the Voting After a Long Battle for Suffrage", New York Times, 30 June 2006
- ^ "Statistical Reports: Population: Population Density by Governorate". Government of Kuwait, Public Authority for Civil Information. 2014.
Bibliography
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