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The project is located on Salem Al-Mubarak Street in the State of Kuwait and will include the construction of 14 kiosks, in addition to gardens, fountains and shaded areas. Renovation work for the $6.6 million (KD 2 million) Barayih Salem project in Kuwait continues as the municipality aims to turn the area into a popular tourist and shopping destination. The Kuwait Municipality has been renovating the former main Salem Al Mubarak Street, now Barayih Salem, for more than six months to turn it into a pedestrian shopping street to boost tourism and retail sales in the city of Salmiya. The Barayih Salem project opened in Salmiya with developed and modern designs to attract more visitors on Salem Al-Mubarak Street. The project is home to kiosks for small entrepreneurs. It also has spacious walking areas, children's playground, fairgrounds and water fountains. Barayih Salem aims to boost the Kuwaiti economy, attract tourists and provide job opportunities for Kuwaiti youth. Pictures taken by the state-run Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) show that construction and renovation work has progressed: kiosks have been built, street lighting has been done, palm trees have been planted, and pedestrian walkways have been partially refurbished. The National Building Contracting Company has been awarded the main contract for the project. Construction work started and finished by February 2018.

Old Salmiya Sooq
Formerly known as “Sooq Salmiya ”, it is one of the oldest commercial markets in the State of Kuwait, and extends to Salem for nearly a square kilometer and contains many shops, food stalls and many recreational things for children that can be increased, and therefore it has become a commercial center frequented by the largest Arab and Asian communities In Kuwait, thousands of people visit it every day looking for a fun time, especially on Friday and Saturday, after working days throughout the week.

reason of calling
The name of the region came to commemorate the memory of Sheikh Salem Mubarak Al-Sabah, the ninth ruler of Kuwait, and the region is considered a unique place in Kuwait, as it mixed between the revival of the Kuwaiti heritage and the tourist area of a modern nature.

Kuwaiti youth project
The “Barayih Salem” project in Salmiya represents one of the models of youth support and is considered a tourism and entertainment edifice that was implemented within the framework of the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God have mercy on him, to support young energies, and contribute to the implementation of the “New Kuwait” vision and the realization of the state’s development plan. It includes gardens, shaded areas, and multi-storey parking lots, and it is considered an integrated project. A group of Kuwait Municipality leaders and those in charge of the project praised the economic, developmental, and touristic feasibility of the region, as it is considered a true, realistic, and visual translation of the lofty speech addressed to all state institutions with the need to support youth.

Project launch date
And in 2017, the Governor of Hawalli, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Nawaf, in coordination with the municipality, yesterday launched the action plan to develop Salem Al-Mubarak Street in Salmiya, stressing the importance of the project called “Brayeh Salem” which was adopted by the governorate because of its importance in transforming Salem Al-Mubarak Street into a tourist outlet similar to the Mubarakiya market. Many positive aspects, the most important of which is the contribution to adding an aesthetic touch to this area, in addition to the economic and commercial recovery and the provision of job opportunities for Kuwaiti youth in addition to the environmental recovery by preventing cars from entering the street.

Tourism in the Barayih Salem area in Kuwait
This region has stimulated tourism in the State of Kuwait in the recent period for several reasons, including:


 * First, because this region contains many attractive places, restaurants and many tourist places.
 * The boom in tourism in this region has provided many job opportunities for young people.
 * It greatly contributed to attracting a large number of tourists from all over the world.
 * The Brayeh Al-Salem area also worked to provide hard currency due to the arrival of tourists.
 * Which led to the recovery of the Kuwaiti economy due to the supply of more hard currency.
 * The country flourished commercially and economically, which raised the country's national income rate due to tourism in the Braih Al-Salem region of Kuwait.