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

 * 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

 * 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

20th century

 * 1901 — Population: c. 15,000
 * 1904 — Seif Palace expansion begins
 * 1912 — U.S. mission established
 * 1915 — Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah becomes governor of Kuwait City
 * 1921 — City wall built; Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah becomes sultan
 * 1930 — established
 * 1936 — Central Library established
 * 1948 — Population: c. 80,000
 * 1950s — Hawally development begins near city
 * 1951 — Urban master plan commissioned
 * 1957 — City wall removed; Kuwait National Museum founded.
 * 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; Al-Watan newspaper begins publication
 * 1963 — National Assembly of Kuwait headquartered in city.
 * 1965 — Kuwait Transport Company established; public transit begins with route from city center to Fahaheel District; Population: 99,633
 * 1966 — Kuwait University established
 * 1967 — Arab Towns Organization headquartered in Kaifan
 * 1970 — Urban master plan commissioned (approximate date)
 * 1972 — Al-Qabas newspaper begins publication
 * 1974 — Japanese embassy attacked (7 Feb.)
 * 1975 — International School of Pakistan established in Al Farwaniyah; Population: 78,116
 * 1976 — Al-Anba newspaper begins publication; Kuwait Water Towers built
 * 1979 — Kuwait Towers built; Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I becomes governor (approximate date); Jahra Governorate established near city
 * 1980 — Kuwait Petroleum Corporation headquartered in city
 * 1982 — Kuwait National Assembly Building and Al-Fahed Mosque built
 * 1983 — 1983 Kuwait bombings (12 Dec.); Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah (cultural entity) established
 * 1984 — Gulf Cooperation Council meets
 * 1985 — Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II becomes governor
 * 1986 — Grand Mosque (Kuwait) and Al-Marzook Medical Center and Mosque built
 * 1988 — Lycée Français de Koweït established in Salmiya; Farwaniya Governorate established near city
 * 1990 — Invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces (2–4 Aug.)
 * 1991 — Iraqis ousted (Feb.)
 * 1993 — Liberation Tower (Kuwait) and Al-Mubarrah Community Center built; Urban master plan created by Kuwait Municipality
 * 1994 — National Library of Kuwait headquartered in city
 * 1995 — Population: 28,747 in Kuwait City
 * 1998 — Al-Sharq Waterfront built
 * 1999 — Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate established near city

21st century



 * 2001 — Population: 388,532 in Capital Governorate
 * 2002 — 2002 West Asian Games held (Apr.)
 * 2003 — Museum of Modern Art opens; Urban master plan created
 * 2004 — Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Tower built; 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
 * 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