Ash Sharq
District of Kuwait City
in Al Asimah, Kuwait
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Kuwait International Airport (10 mi) -
Abadan Airport (71 mi) -
Basrah International Airport (84 mi) - Mahshahr Airport (108 mi)
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Hafr Al Batin Airport (133 mi) - Omidiyeh Airport (138 mi)
- Khark Island Airport (142 mi)
- Ahwaz Airport (144 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 29.370 and 47.978 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 29° 22' 10" and E 47° 58' 41"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dinar - KWD
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 03:30 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kuwait
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:16 am and 5:17 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -23.178 and -134.915 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Akamaru - References
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Safety Score: 3,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Kuwait.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Kuwait. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Touring Ash Sharq
The district Ash Sharq of Kuwait City in Al Asimah is a subburb located in Kuwait and is a district of the nations capital.
Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, 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: 30°C / 85 °F
| Morning Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 31°C / 87 °F |
| Night Temperature | 29°C / 85 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 31% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
31°C (88 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
32°C (89 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
MOVENPICK HOTEL KUWAIT
Millennium Hotel & Convention Centre
Kuwait City a Luxury Collection Hotel Sheraton Kuwait
BEST WESTERN PLUS SALMIYA
Residence Inn Kuwait City
The Convention Center & Royal Suites
Le Jazz hotel (ex Hawthorn Suites)
InterContinental KUWAIT
Kuwait Hyatt Hotel
Four Points by Sheraton Kuwait
Videos from this area
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Kuwait City to Salmiya in 5 Min من الكويت الى السالمية
Drive from 1st ring road Kuwait City to 5th ring road Salmiya. Mercedes E240 Classic 2000.
Fire in Kuwait City
While Im going to shopping in Kuwait City I see fire came over three building in Sharq area it start at 3.00 pm in 26/2/2010. I capture in my HTC HD2.
Sazali Samad Training at Platinum Mesila Gym, Kuwait
Motivation video Sazali Samad Training at Platinum Mesila Gym, Kuwait City 5 February 2015.
kuwait city 31-12-2009
برق ورعد.
Platinum Bodybuilding Figure 2015: Overall Champ - Ahmed Ashkanani
Overall Champ determination Platinum Bodybuilding Figure 2015 Championship The Regency, Kuwait City 6 February 2015.
Platinum Bodybuilding Figure 2015 (below 90kg): Jay Catli
Platinum Bodybuilding Figure 2015 Championship The Regency, Kuwait City 6 February 2015.
Platinum Bodybuilding Figure 2015 (over 90kg): Mohamed Dashti
Platinum Bodybuilding Figure 2015 Championship The Regency, Kuwait City 6 February 2015.
Platinum Bodybuilding Figure 2015 (below 90kg): Ahmed Ashkanani
Platinum Bodybuilding Figure 2015 Championship The Regency, Kuwait City 6 February 2015.
Platinum Bodybuilding Figure 2015 (over 90kg): Qassim Lith
Platinum Bodybuilding Figure 2015 Championship The Regency, Kuwait City 6 February 2015.
Platinum Bodybuilding Figure 2015 (below 70kg): Sazali Samad
Platinum Bodybuilding Figure 2015 Championship The Regency, Kuwait City 6 February 2015.
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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.
Kuwait Towers
Kuwait Towers is a group of three slender towers in Kuwait City, standing on a promontory into the Persian Gulf. They were officially inaugurated on 26 February 1977 and are rated as a landmark and symbol of modern Kuwait.
KIPCO
Kuwait Projects Company (Holding), popularly known as KIPCO, is one of the premier investment holding companies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The Group has significant ownership interests in a portfolio of over 70 companies operating across 26 countries. Its main sector focus is financial services, insurance and media. In addition, it has interests in the real estate, industrial, education and management & advisory sectors.
Amiri Hospital
The Amiri Hospital is a general hospital located in the Kuwait City and it serves an estimated 400,000 patients per year.
Kuwait Stock Exchange
The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) is the national stock market of The State of Kuwait. Although several share holding companies (such as NBK in 1952) existed in Kuwait prior to the creation of the KSE, it was not until October 1962 that a law was passed to organize the country's stock market. The Kuwait Stock Exchange is also among the first and largest stock exchanges in the Persian Gulf region, and is now gaining prominence as one of the most potentially important in the world.
Safat
Safat Square (Arabic: ساحة الصفاة Sahat al safat is a major historical commercial square in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Grand Mosque (Kuwait)
The Grand Mosque is the largest and the official mosque in the country of Kuwait. Its area spans 45,000 square metres, out of which the building itself covers 20,000 square metres . The main prayer hall is 72 metres wide on all sides, has 21 teakwood doors, and has lighting provided by 144 windows. The dome of the mosque is 26 metres in diameter and 43 metres high, and is decorated with the Asma al-hosna, the 99 names of God.
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.
Gulfsat
Gulfsat provides satellite communications solutions in the state of Kuwait. It was established in 1995 with the partnership of the Kuwait Ministry of Communications and Hughes Network Systems. Gulfsat is a member of KIPCO Group, the region’s leading investment group.
Arraya Tower
The Arraya Tower is a skyscraper completed in 2009 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The tower serves as a grade-A office structure. With sixty stories, and 300 metres high (with a 45-metre spire), the building was the tallest tower in Kuwait until the construction of Al Hamra Tower in 2011. It is currently the 59th tallest building in the world. On January 19, 2010, The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced that Arraya Tower was the 4th-tallest building completed in 2009.
Dar Al Awadi Tower
The Dar Al Awadi Tower is currently the fifth tallest building in Kuwait after Arraya 2, Al-Waqf Tower, Kuwait Trade Center and Baitak Tower. It has 35 floors and it is 171 metres high. Construction was completed in 2005. Dar Abdullah Al Awadi Complex Shopping Center and Offices Tower is one of the Real Estate Investment Company projects.
Sabah Al Salem Stadium
Sabah Al Salem Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Arabi Kuwait. The stadium holds 28,000 people. Subah Al Salem Stadium was going to host the Gulf Cup of Nations. This Stadium is the homeground for Al Arabi
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.
Battle of Dasman Palace
The Battle of Dasman Palace, also called the Battle of Dasman, was a battle that broke out between the Kuwaiti and Iraqi forces during the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990.
Kuwait Maastricht Business School
The Kuwait-Maastricht Business School (KMBS) is a private business college in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Founded in 2003, it is the Kuwaiti counterpart of the Maastricht School of Management (MSM) in the Netherlands. KMBS offers the first private graduate level Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Kuwait. KMBS has been accredited by the Association of MBAs. As of 2012, KMBS is the only internationally accredited business school in Kuwait, and the degree is recognized world-wide.
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.
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.
Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) is a non-government institution representing business establishments in Kuwait. The Chamber acts on the behalf of, represents and lobbies for the interests of businesspersons and industrialists in Kuwait.
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.
Annahar (Kuwait)
Annahar newspaper first published in Kuwait in 2007 its different than newspaper in Beirut with the same name. the owners is Bukhamseen family
Crystal Tower (Kuwait City)
The Crystal Tower in Kuwait is a 207-metre high skyscraper. It was constructed by the Al Arabiya Real Estate Company with an award winning design by HOK (hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. ) and OBD (Dar Osama Bukhamseen Design).
These districts also belong to Kuwait City.
- Al Khalidiyah
- Al Mansuriyah
- Al Mina'
- Al Murqab
- Al Qadisiyah
- Al Qiblah
- An Nuzhah
- As Salihiyah
- Ash Shamiyah
- Ash Shuwaykh
- Bunayd al Qar
- Dahiyat `Abd Allah as Salim
- Kayfan
- Qasm Dasman
- Umm Siddah
These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Kuwait City.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kuwait City.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ash Sharq, اَلشَّرْق
