Kuwait Picture Gallery

Kuwait is a country located in Middle East, overlooking the Arabian Gulf Sea. Saudi Arabia, and Iraq are its neighbors.  Kuwait's population consists of 2.35 million foreigners and 1.05m Kuwaitis which makes total of 3.4 million as of 2007. Islam is the state religion, and the official language is Arabic, although English is widely spoken. Kuwait's capital is Kuwait City and its currency is called the Kuwaiti Dinar (1000 fils).  Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy ruled by the al-Subah family. Kuwait has gone through major developments after discovering oil in 1920s.  It has advanced rapidly in every aspect of life. 

    Kuwait was badly damaged because of Iraqis' invasion during 1990-1991. Many buildings and houses were burned down and destroyed.  More than a million of mines were planted in the tiny country, which injured and killed thousands of people.  Many citizens were taken hostages. For years, no one new what happened to them. After the second Gulf war, several of those POWS were found to be buried in mass-graves in Southern of Iraq.

    Today, the city has high-rise buildings, a busy port, shopping malls that sell the latest products, and an extensive petrochemical industry.

Here are some nice places to visit in Kuwait:

• Kuwait Towers: You could buy a ticket to go up to one of those spheres. The view from above is lovely especially at sunset or at night. The ticket costs 0.500 K.D which is about $1.5. There is a restaurant & a gift shop as well in there.

• Souk Sharq: A Large mall which was built around a decade ago. It has many shops, restaurants, cafes and cinemas. Lovely view of the Marina & Kuwait City.

• The Scientific Center: Inside the center, there is a very nice aquarium. It's one of the largest in the Middle East. There is also IMAX cinema that shows documentaries and educational films, gift shop and some cafes and fast restaurants. Don't miss going there. It's worth a visit.

• The Arabian Gulf Street. It's one of longest streets in Kuwait. On one side you see the beach and the other side, you see Kuwait City. People love to practice their sports on that street as the view is lovely.

• AL-Hashemi and al-Boom: Those are two great dhows at SAS hotel. The Hashimi is the largest wooden Arabic dhow in the world. It's even recorded on the Guinness World Records. It's 80.4 m long, 18.7 m wide and weighs an estimated 2,500 tons. It cost many millions of dollars. And al-boom is a seafood restaurant. In addition, there is a dhow museum next to them. They're worth a look.

• Marina Mall: One of the recently built shopping malls in Kuwait. It has many shops offering the latest fashion, restaurants, cafes, cinemas, a five-star Hotel and a marina.

• The Avenues: This is the newest shopping mall and the largest in Kuwait. It opened in 2007. It is expected to be completed in 2009. The mall has many shops, restaurants, cafes and cinemas. It is one of my favourite malls in Kuwait.

• AlKout Fahaheel Waterfront: A nice shopping mall in Fahaheel area. The shopping mall has many shops, outdoor cafes overlooking the sea, nice fountains and a Hotel.

• Salhiya Complex: This complex has mostly designer shops such as Luis Vuitton, Fendi, Dior, Versace, Max Mara, Escada, Givenchy, Christian Lacriox, etc. and a few cafes.

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above, Camera used: Canon D60

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above, Camera used: Olympus C3030