Shuwaikh
District in Capital Governorate, Kuwait
Shuwaikh الشويخ | |
|---|---|
District | |
| 29°21′18″N 47°57′21″E / 29.35500°N 47.95583°E / 29.35500; 47.95583[1] | |
| Country |  Kuwait |
| Governorate | Capital Governorate |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,012 |
Shuwaikh (Arabic: الشويخ) is a seaside district of Kuwait City in Kuwait. It comprises eight blocks. Shuwaikh also has an industrial area, a port, a commercial area, a healthcare area and an education area; all of which form their own census-designated districts.[1]
Area
The area of Shuwaikh is partly industrial and partly rural. It includes Souq al-Juma, which is a Friday market that sells many things such as furniture, clothes, animals, new and used goods, and much more.[3] Shuwaikh is commonly recognized for the Shuwaikh port which is Kuwait's most important port because it contains a power station and water desalination which supplies all of Kuwait city.[4]
See also
- Shuwaikh Port
- Shuwaikh Industrial Area
References
- ^ a b c "Geoportal for Kuwait Census 2011". Central Statistical Bureau of Kuwait. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Shuwaikh, Kuwait on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "A visit to the Friday Market, Kuwait". www.indiansinkuwait.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ "Port of Shuwaikh". World Port Source. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
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Capital Governorate (Al-ʿĀṣima)Capital: Kuwait City
- Sharg
- Ṣawābir
- Jibla
- Mirgāb
- Dasmān
- Wuṣṭa
- Shuwaikh
- Shuwaikh Industrial Area
- Shuwaikh Port
- Shuwaikh Educational [ar]
- Shuwaikh Health [ar]
- ʿAbdallah is-Sālīm
- ʿDēliya
- Bnēd il-Gār
- Diʿīya
- Dasma
- Doha
- Doha Port
- Faiha
- Granada
- Jaber Al-Ahmad
- Kaifan
- Khaldiya
- Manṣūriya
- Nahdha
- Northwest Sulaibikhat (Jōn)
- Nizha
- Qadsiya
- Qurtuba
- Rawda
- Salhiya
- Shamiya
- Sulaibikhat
- Yarmūk
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