Capital of Kuwait, founded in the early 18th century as a trading port by the Bani Utub tribes on the Arabian Gulf.
الدولةالكويت
عدد السكان3,200,000
الطقس الآن
☀️44°
صافية · رياح 7 كم/س
مواقيت الصلاة اليوم
الفجر03:34
الشروق05:06
الظهر11:55
العصر15:31
المغرب18:43
العشاء20:13
توقعات 7 أيام
اليوم☁️45° 34°
غدًا☀️43° 34°
الجمعة☀️40° 35°
السبت☀️41° 35°
الأحد☀️43° 35°
الاثنين☀️45° 37°
الثلاثاء☀️42° 38°
سبب التسمية
«Kuwait» is a diminutive of «kut», a word for a small fort or fortress built near water, referring to the original fortification raised by the city's first settlers.
أهم المعلومات
Founded by Bani Utub migrants from the Najd in the early 1700s
Historically prospered as a pearling and trading port
The iconic Kuwait Towers were completed in 1979
Souq Al-Mubarakiya is among the city's oldest markets
Kuwait City was founded in the early 18th century when Bani Utub tribes migrating from the Najd settled by a small bay and built a modest fort, or «kut», from which the city takes its name. It quickly grew into a thriving port for pearl diving and the dhow trade.
The three Kuwait Towers, built in 1979 as ornamented water reservoirs, symbolise the modern city, while the historic Souq Al-Mubarakiya in the city centre still preserves the atmosphere of traditional Gulf marketplaces with its narrow lanes and stalls.
