User:Emascandam/Areas of Kuwait

Kuwait is a small country in Western Asia that originally started as a city-state with four districts (that are now called areas) and outlying bedouin presence in and around modern-day Kuwait City, dubbed Gulf Arabic: الديرة, lit. 'ends, place where one is usually around' in Kuwaiti Arabic. Although Kuwait shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia, most of the area around the border is uninhabited or consists of only of farms (and recreational camping sites), though this is changing as new areas are built all the time. For example, the under-construction Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City is located around 10 miles from the Saudi border.

Etymology[edit]

The original Arabic word, Arabic: مِنْطَقَة, Gulf Arabic: مَنْطَقَة, Kuwaiti pronounciation: manṭaqa, can mean both mean area and region.^[1]^[2]

The usage of the term in Kuwait is unconventional, as other Arab countries do not incorporate this term for their subdivisions. In Saudi Arabia, areas refer to the first-level division, equivalent to a Kuwaiti governorate or a US state. Thus, some use indirect translations such as districts or towns to refer to them. Nevertheless, areas seem to be the term of preference for most, and the term also appears in official or semi-official resources.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Characteristics[edit]

Names[edit]

The names of some areas derive from spontaneous usage. For example, Sharg or Sharq literally means East or Eastern, as it was the farthest east historical district of Kuwait City.

Sometimes, areas are named after people. This can be manifested in different ways. An area like Khēṭān (خيطان) is directly derived from the person's name, Khēṭān. Others are derived via nisba or relative adjective. An example is the area of الفروانية, named after Suruur bin Farwān and Khaldiiya. Increasingly recently areas that are simply called "Area of X" or "Suburb or X" have become more utilised. Examples include Abdullah al-Salem Suburb (ضاحية عبد الله السالم) and Abdullah al-Mubarak Subrb (ضاحية عبد الله المبارك). Areas can also be named after titles, such as Al-Mahboula ("the crazy (woman)"), said to be named an insane woman who resided there and used to scare people.

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Some areas are deliberately named. Today, the Kuwaiti Municipal Council is tasked with this mission. Areas like Salwa (سلوى "joy"), is-salām (السلام "the peace"), Mishref (مشرف "overlooking", named after a palace with the same name that "overlooks" the area), Bayan (بيان "prominence", because its land was more prominent or apparent than others), Dhajij, and Doha ("grand tree") are derived from a variety of concepts. Slaibiya and Taima'

Other areas simply derive from the names of an area and its direction from it. Examples are South Khetan, South Surra (collectively, includes 4 areas), West Jiliib, and Northwest Sulaibikhat (temporary name).

Some are named after historical cities and towns, such as Rai, Ishbiliya (Seville), Andalus, Kadhma, and Grane.

When transliterating names, the Kuwaiti government uses a very broad and rule-less transcription based on the Standard Arabic would-be pronunciation of an area name, rather than its actual pronunciation in Kuwaiti Arabic. Notably, transliterations do not indicate short and long vowels

The al- or il- preceding the names of some areas can be optionally omitted in Kuwaiti Arabic.

Informal names[edit]

Um al haiman Abbaiya Hasawi 3meriya/3umariya

Co-op Societies[edit]

Each area in Kuwait has an official governmental facility called co-op society or just society (Arabic: جمعية). For example, in Surra, it's called Surra Co-op Society. Societies are mainly supermarkets that provide foods and produces, and they may take part in maintaining some on the areas' landmarks like parks and schools, but they're not legally obliged to. Societies have elected members who manage them. Only residents of the area can vote for their society membership.

Governorates[edit]

Capital Governorate[edit]

The Capital Governorate, also translated as al-ʿAsima Arabic: العاصمة, is the location of the four historical districts of Old Kuwait City: Sharg, Jibla, Mirgab, and Dasman. It headquarters the Kuwait National Assembly (the Kuwaiti parliament), the Seif Palace, the Municipal Council, the traditional Mubarkiya Souq, as well as multiple foreign embassies, museums, and the country's tallest skyscrapers.

The Capital Governorate, along with Hawalli and Ahmadi, were the first three governorates to be established in 1962 and after Kuwait's independence from Great Britain.^[6]

^[7] Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II become governor in 1985. Thabit Al Muhanna became governor in 2014. ^[7]

Hawalli Governorate[edit]

Hawalli or Hawally Arabic: حولي, romanized: Ḥawalli is one of the first three established governorates of Kuwait. It is famous for its commericial centres such as shopping malls. Hawalli area is also located inside the governorate; it features multiple commercial centres that specialise in software, hardware, video games, as well as other speciality stores. It also hosts Kuwait Science Centre, Kuwait Aquarium, palaces such as Salwa Palace and Bayan Palace, and Kuwait Internation Fair which hosts the annual Kuwait Book Fair.

Ahmadi Governorte[edit]

Ahmadi Arabic: الأحمدي, romanized: al-Aḥmadi is located in the southern part of Kuwait. It is famous for being headquarters of the country's largest oil companies, the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC).

Mubarak al-Kabir Governorate[edit]

The Mubarak Al-Kabir Governorate Arabic: مبارك الكبير, romanized: Mubārak al-Kabīr is the most recently established governorate, having been founded in 1999 and contained areas that formerly belonged to multiple other governorates. It hosts the Aswag al-Qurain shops.

Jahra Governorate[edit]

It houses the Red Fort, place of the 1920 Battle of Jahra between Wahhabi forces and people of Kuwait.

Farwaniya Governorate[edit]

Farwaniya houses Kuwait International airport, Kuwait Zoo, and other places.

List of Areas[edit]


Area	In Arabic	Kuwaiti Arabic Transliteration	Standard Arabic Transliteration	Governorate
Sharq	شرق	Šarg	Šarq	Capital
Mirgab	المرقاب	il-Mirgāb	al-Mirqāb	Capital
Jibla	قبلة	Jibla	Qibla	Capital
Dasman	دسمان	Dasmān		Capital
Salhiya	الصالحية	iṣ-Ṣālḥīya	aṣ-Ṣālḥīya	Capital
Sawaber	الصوابر	iṣ-Ṣawābir	aṣ-Ṣawābir	Capital
Bneid Al-Gar	بنيد القار	Bunayd al-Qār	Bnēd il-Gār	Capital
Dasma	الدسمة	id-Dasma	ad-Dasma	Capital
Da'iya	الدعية	id-Diʿīya	ad-Daʿīyya	Capital
Mansouria	المنصورية	il-Manṣūrīya	al-Manṣūrīya	Capital
Abdullah Al-Salem suburb	ضاحية عبد الله السالم	Ḍāḥyat ʿAbdalla s-Sālim	Ḍaḥiyat ʿAbdullāh as-Sālim	Capital
Nuzha	النزهة	in-Nizha	an-Nuzha	Capital
Faiha'	الفيحاء	il-Fēḥa	al-Fayḥāʾ	Capital
Sahmiya	الشامية	iš-Šāmīya	aš-Šāmīyya	Capital
Rawda	الروضة	ir-Rōḏ̣a	ar-Rawḍa	Capital
Adiliya	العديلية	il-iʿdēlīya	al-ʿudaylīyya	Capital
Khaldiya	الخالدية	il-Ḵāldīya	al-Ḵālidīya	Capital
Kaifan	كيفان	Kēfān	Kayfān	Capital
Qadsiya	القادسية	il-Qādsīya	al-Qādisīya	Capital
Qurtuba	قرطبة	Qurṭuba		Capital
Surra	السرة	is-Sirra	as-Surra	Capital
Yarmūk	اليرموك	il-Yarmūk	al-Yarmūk	Capital
Shuwaikh	الشويخ	il-Išwēḵ	al-Šuwayḵ	Capital
Rai	الري	ir-Ray	ar-Ray	Capital
Ghirnata	غرناطة	Ḡirnāṭa		Capital
Sulaibikhat	الصليبخات	il-Iṣlēbiḵāt	as-Ṣulaybiḵāt	Capita
North West Sulaibikhat (temporary name)	شمال غرب الصليبخات			Capital
Doha	الدوحة	id-Dōḥa	ad-Dawḥa	Capital
Nahdha	النهضة	in-Nahḏ̣a	an-Nahḍa	Capital
Jaber Al-Ahmad City	مدينة جابر الأحمد	Madīnat Jābir il-Aḥmad	Madīnat-u Jābir al-Aḥmad	Capital
Qairawan	القيروان	il-Qayrawān or il-Qērawān	al-Qayrawān	Capital
Hawally	حولي	Ḥawalli	Ḥawallī	Hawalli
Shiʿib	الشعب	iš-Šiʿib	aš-Šuʿab	Hawalli
Salmiya	السالمية	is-Sālmīya	as-Sālmīya	Hawalli
Rumaithiya	الرميثية	il-Irmēṯīya	ar-Rumayṯīya	Hawalli
Jabriya	الجابرية	il-Jābrīya	al-Jābirīya	Hawalli
Mishref	مشرف	Mišrif	Mušrif	Hawalli
Salwa	سلوى	Salwa	Salwā	Hawalli
Bayan	بيان	Bayān		Hawalli
Bidiʿ	البدع	il-Bidiʿ	al-Bidiʿ	Hawalli
Nigra	النقرة	in-Nigra	an-Nuqra	Hawalli
Maidan Hawalli	ميدان حولي	Mēdān Ḥawalli	Maydān Ḥawallī	Hawalli
Gharb Mishrif	غرب مشرف	Ḡarb Mišrif	Ḡarb Mušrif	Hawalli
Zahra	الزهراء	iz-Zahrāʾ	az-Zahrāʾ	Hawalli
Siddiq	الصديق	iṣ-Ṣiddīq	au-Ṣiddīq1e63	Hawalli
Hittin	حطين	Ḥiṭṭīn	Ḥaṭṭīn	Hawalli
Salam	السلام	is-Salām	as-Salām	Hawalli
Shuhada	الشهداء	iš-Šuhadāʾ	aš-Šuhadāʾ	Hawalli
Ahmadi	الأحمدي	il-Aḥmidi	al-Aḥmadī	Ahmadi
Fintās	الفنطاس	il-Finṭās	al-Finṭās	Ahmadi
Egaila	العقيلة	il-Iʿgēla	al-ʿaqīla	Ahmadi
Mahboula	المهبولة	il-Mahbūla	al-Mahbūla	Ahmadi
Dhahar	الظهر			Ahmadi
	المقوع			Ahmadi
Riqqa	الرقة	ir-Rigga	ar-Riqqa	Ahmadi
Hadiya	هدية	Hadīya		Ahmadi
Abu Halifa	أبو حليفة	ubu Ḥlēfa	Abu Ḥulayfa	Ahmadi
Sabahiya	الصباحية	iṣ-Ṣabāḥīya/iṣ-Ṣubāḥīya	aṣ-Ṣabāḥīyya	Ahmadi
Mangaf	المنقف	il-Mangif/il-Mangaf	al-Manqaf	Ahmadi
Fahaheel	الفحيحيل	il-Ifḥēḥīl	al-Fuḥayḥīl	Ahmadi
Wafra	الوفرة	il-Wafra	al-Wafta	Ahmadi
Agricultural Wafra	الوفرة الزراعية			Ahmadi
Al-Zour	الزور	iz-Zōr	az-Zōr	Ahmadi
Khairan	الخيران	il-Ḵērān	al-Ḵayrān	Ahmadi
Mina Abdullah	ميناء	Mina ʿAbdalla/ Mināʾ ʾAbdalla	Mināʾ ʿAbdullāh	Ahmadi
Bnaider	بنيدر	Bnēdir	Bunaydir	Ahmadi
Julaia	الجليعة	Jlēʿa	Julayʿa	Ahmadi
	الضباعية			Ahmadi
Jaber Al-Ali suburb	ضاحية جابر العلي			Ahmadi
Fahad Al-Ahmad suburb	ضاحية فهد الأحمد	Ḏ̣āḥyat Fahad il-Aḥmad	Ḏ̣āḥiyyatu Fahd-i l-Aḥmad	Ahmadi
Sh'aiba	الشعيبة	il-Išʿēba or l-Išʿēba	aš-Šuʿayba	Ahmadi
Wara	وارة	Wāra		Ahmadi
Sabah Al-Ahmad City	مدينة صباح الأحمد			Ahmadi
Nuwaisib	النويصيب			Ahmadi
Khairan	الخيران			Ahmadi
Um Al-Haiman (Ali Al-Salim Suburb)	أم الهيمان (ضاحية على صباح السالم)			Ahmadi