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Explore Ash Shāmīyah
The district Ash Shāmīyah of Kuwait City in Al Asimah with it's 13,762 inhabitants Ash Shāmīyah is located in Kuwait and is a district of the nations capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hawalli, Al Farwaniyah, Mubarak al Kabir, Al Ahmadi and Al Jahra'. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
Morning Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Evening Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
Night Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 42% |
Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 10% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 29th of March 2024
25°C (78 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
25°C (76 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
26°C (78 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kuwait City a Luxury Collection Hotel Sheraton Kuwait
Holiday Inn KUWAIT AL THURAYA CITY
MOVENPICK HOTEL KUWAIT
Kuwait Hyatt Hotel
InterContinental KUWAIT
Plaza Athenee Hotel
Safir International Hotel Kuwait
Adams Hotel
The Convention Center & Royal Suites
Le Jazz hotel (ex Hawthorn Suites)
Videos from this area
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voxelstudios -- Jamal Abdul Nasser Development Project, kuwait City
video presentación del procedimiento constructivo del proyecto Jamal Abdul Nasser en Kuwait. Joint Venture OHL - Rizzani de Eccher - Trevi - Boodai. Traffic diversion - pilecap construction...
Approaching Kuwait City downtown from the port area on Road 80.
http://www.abcq8.com A great new skyline for Kuwait. A short 3-4 years prior to this (Dec2009) time more than 50% of the new buildings hadn't been built. The newfound stability in the region...
Hidden classic & super cars
At eureka building basement you can find these amazing cars. The parking spot is resented by the owner. Man the look so sweet.
Oh man, what a sight! Driving around Shuwaikh, the predominant retail industrial area in Kuwait.
http://www.abcq8.com Shuwaikh industrial area December 2009 - early evening and people's out doing their business in the cool winter weather. Driving - as usual - is very entertaining...
Q8eGifts.com Promotional Video
This is a promotional video of Kuwait's Leading Online Gifts Store. Q8eGifts.com delivers gifts to Kuwait and over 120 other countries.
NEW YORK CITY in True Crime + like GTA 4
hello, this is a fantastic game and it runs like it too, the vid is skippy inly becuz of fraps. this game is a best of all becuz it doesnt include crimes, bulglaries, killing innocent people.when...
THE RUM DIARY - new movie - Johnny Depp as Paul Kemp
seems like last year, Johnny Depp was bounced around to a few unexpected projects. He spent some time filming Public Enemies (which we saw HERE), then jetted off to replace Heath Ledger, along...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kuwait Telecommunications Tower
The Liberation Tower is the second tallest structure in Kuwait. Construction of the tower commenced before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. It was meant to be called The Kuwait Telecommunications Tower. When the invasion took place, construction, which was almost half-way complete, was put on hold. However, the structure received no damage, and construction resumed after Saddam Hussein's forces were expelled on February 27, 1991.
JW Marriott Kuwait City
The JW Marriott Kuwait City, formerly Kuwait City's Le Meridien hotel, was taken over by Marriott International in November, 2002, and was rebranded on January 1, 2003.
Safat
Safat Square (Arabic: ساحة الصفاة Sahat al safat is a major historical commercial square in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Kuwait Investment Authority
The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) is Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund (7th place SWF Institute Ranking 2010), managing body, specializing in local and foreign investment. It was founded to manage the funds of the Kuwaiti Government in light of financial surpluses after the discovery of oil. Today, KIA manages the Kuwait General Reserve Fund, the Kuwait Future Generations Fund, as well as any other assets committed by the Ministry of Finance.
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is Kuwait's national oil company, headquartered in Kuwait City. It was founded on January 27, 1980 as an umbrella company, integrating KOC, KNPC, KOTC and PIC and effectively placing them under government control. The company's products have been sold in some countries under a subsidiary's name Q8. In Scandinavia Q8 runs 186 service stations, and 54 unmanned (under the F24 brand) in Denmark.
Kuwait News Agency
The Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) is a news agency centered in Kuwait. It was established on October 6, 1979 according to an Amiri decree to gather news and information and distributing it to media institutions and individuals. The news agency currently holds offices in most Arab countries, along with offices in London, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Washington, D.C. , and many others.
Kazma SC Stadium
Kazma SC Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000.
Kuwait National Stadium
Kuwait National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 16,000. It was the home ground of the Kuwait national football team.
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Al Kuwait Kaifan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Al Kuwait Kaifan. The stadium holds 18,500. This stadium had also hosted Kuwait's national team matches during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, which they failed to reach. The stadium hosted the final matches of the Kuwait Emir Cup and Kuwait Crown Cup for the last 5 seasons.
Shamiya
Shamiya is a suburb of Kuwait City; it is located in Al Asimah Governorate in Kuwait.
Dahiya Abduallah al Salem
Dahiya Abduallah al Salem is a suburb of Kuwait City; it is located in the governorate of Al Asimah in Kuwait.
Fayha, Kuwait
Al-Faiha is a suburb of Kuwait City; it is located in Al Asimah Governorate in Kuwait. Al Faiha is an oil-rich state involved in trading. Families that have roots in Al Faiha are Al-Wohaib, Al-Jeraiwi, Al-Khadher, Al-Marzouq, Al-Khannah, Al-Qadeeri, Al-Shaya, Al-Shaiji, Al-Majid, Al-Sharad, Al-Saqabi, Al-Niseeb, Al-Thuwaini, Al-Omar, Al-Awwad Al-Ahmed, Al-Mtotah, Al-Usaimi, Al-Muzaini, Al-Hazmi, Al-Obailani, Al-Mu'jil, Al-Wazzan and Al-Khami'is, and the Al Turiki Museum is in Al Faiha.
Kaifan
Kaifan is a suburb of Kuwait City; it is located in the governorate of Al Asimah in Kuwait. is home to Kuwait SC.
National Library of Kuwait
The National Library of Kuwait is the national library and legal deposit and copyright library for Kuwait. The library was established in 1923.
Kuwait Red Crescent Society
Established on January 10, 1966, the Kuwait Red Crescent Society is a branch of the international Red Crescent Society.
Al Shamiya
Al Shamiya is a suburb of Kuwait City.
Kuwait National Museum
The Kuwait National Museum is the national museum of Kuwait, located in Kuwait City. It was established in 1983 and designed by architect Michel Ecochard. The museum comprises four buildings, in a rectangular plan set around a central garden.
Sadu House
Sadu House is an artistic house and museum in Kuwait City, Kuwait, located near the Kuwait National Museum. It was established in 1980 to protect the interests of the Bedouins and their ethnic handicrafts, Sadu weaving, which is an embroidery form in geometrical shapes hand woven by Bedouin people. The original house originally existed as a mud building in the early twentieth century but was destroyed during the 1936 Kuwaiti floods.
Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company
Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) was established in 1981 under the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation as a subsidiary company. It is empowered to undertake crude oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production operations outside Kuwait. Since 1984, KUFPEC acquired petroleum concessions for discovery and development in Bahrain, Tunisia, Egypt, China and Indonesia. Today KUFPEC operates in several locations of Australia, Africa, Asia, and Middle East.
Imam Hussein Mosque
Imam Hussein Mosque Is the largest Shi'a Mosque in Kuwait. Located in Midan Hawalli District, Kuwait City The Prayer hall contains about 4,000 to 5,000 Worshippers for men . About 500 to 1,000 for Women. The Mosque was built in 1986. During Invasion of Kuwait the Mosque wasn't Damaged or Destroyed.
Imam Mahdi Mosque
The Imam Mahdi Mosque was built in Kuwait in 1995.
Imam Baqir Mosque
Imam Baqir Mosque is a Shi'a mosque located in Surra District, Kuwait. The prayer hall for men holds 6,000 worshippers, and the women's prayer hall contains about 2,000. In 2011 the imam of the mosque was Sheikh Mustafa. Imam Baqir Mosque is one of the largest Shi'a Mosques in Kuwait. For Friday prayer, most worshippers come in the afternoon. During the Maghreb Prayer about 2,000 Worshippers attend. Construction was started in 2005, and was completed in 2007.
Al-Qabas
Al-Qabas is a daily Kuwaiti newspaper published by Dār al-Qabas lil-ṣaḥāfah wa al-ṭibāʿah wa al-nashr. The paper's editor, Mohammed Al-Sager, is a winner of the International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists "for courageous reporting on political and human rights issues in the face of government threats of censorship and prosecution". The Palestinian cartoonist Naji Salim al-Ali worked for the paper in the 1980s.
Kuwait National Assembly Building
The Kuwait National Assembly Building, designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon in 1972, was completed in 1982 under the direction of his son Jan. The structural design was by Max Walt. The building was seriously damaged in February 1991 when the retreating Iraqi troops set it on fire but it has since been restored.
Kuwait Water Towers
The Kuwait Water Towers are a prominent group of 31 water towers in Kuwait City, completed in 1976.