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 الديرة 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
The original Arabic word, مِنْطَقَة, Gulf Arabic: مَنْطَقَة, Kuwaiti pronounciation: manṭaqa, can mean both mean area and region.

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.

Names
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
Um al haiman Abbaiya Hasawi 3meriya/3umariya

Co-op Societies
Each area in Kuwait has an official governmental facility called co-op society or just society (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.

Capital Governorate
The Capital Governorate, also translated as al-ʿAsima 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.

Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II become governor in 1985. Thabit Al Muhanna became governor in 2014.

Hawalli Governorate


Hawalli or Hawally حولي 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


Ahmadi الأحمدي 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


The Mubarak Al-Kabir Governorate مبارك الكبير 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


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

Farwaniya Governorate


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