Capital Governorate (Kuwait)


Governorate in Kuwait




















Al Asimah


العاصمة

Governorate

The Fourth Ring Road
The Fourth Ring Road


Map of Kuwait with Al Asimah highlighted
Map of Kuwait with Al Asimah highlighted

Coordinates (Al Kuwait): 29°20′03″N 47°58′53″E / 29.33417°N 47.98139°E / 29.33417; 47.98139Coordinates: 29°20′03″N 47°58′53″E / 29.33417°N 47.98139°E / 29.33417; 47.98139
Country
 Kuwait
CapitalAl Kuwait
Districts
23
Government

 • Governor
Ali Jaber Al-Ahmad al-Sabah [ar][1]
Area

 • Total200 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population
(June 2014)[2]

 • Total534,964
 • Density2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+03 (EAT)
ISO 3166 codeKW-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. Thabit Al Muhanna became governor in 2014. [4]



References




  1. ^ "Major local events in 2014". Kuwait News Agency..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ http://stat.paci.gov.kw/englishreports/


  3. ^ Kuwait Map Archived February 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.


  4. ^ ab 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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