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Al Jahra Governorate
Jahra Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الجهراء Muḥāfaẓat al-Ǧahrāʾ) is one of the six governorates of Kuwait. It is the largest Governorate in Kuwait accounting for 63 percent of its land area. It includes the town of Al Jahra, most of the northern and western parts of Kuwait, several islands (among them Bubiyan Island). and also western districts of Kuwait City. It also contains most of Kuwait's arable land. Al Jahra also has some historic relevance to Kuwait's history. The Red Palace is the most important historical landmark there.

Historically, Al Jahra was an agricultural oasis village and most locals were farmers. Al Jahra's most notable residents included Sheikh Thuwainy Bin Abdullah Al-Saadoun of Al-Muntafiq in 1786, when he fled from Baghdad to Suleiman Pasha. He wanted to occupy Basra and Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sabah hosted him until he returned to Baghdad after he was pardoned by the Iraqi governor.

In 1925, Al-Jahra was under the administrative or governmental jurisdiction of Kuwait City, and the population lived on the cultivation of palm trees and a little wheat and barley. Al Jahra contained 170 houses including the palace of Talib al-Naqib and the palace of the Mubarak Al-Sabah. Nowadays Al Jahra is a modern city and farming has been reduced to various small farms. The geographic midpoint of Kuwait is located in this governorate.

Districts

Areas of Ahmadi Governorate
English Arabic Population Notes/Landmarks
Abdali العبدلي 6,839
Al-Mutlaa المطلاع
Kazma كازما
Bahra بحرة
Kabd كبد
Al-Sheqaya الشقايه
Al-Nahda النهضة 6,756
Amghara Industrial أمغرة 8,623
Bar Al-Jahra بر الجهراء 1,044 Desert area of Jahra.
Jahra الجهراء 38,664 Governorate seat.
Jahra Industrial Herafiya الجهراء الصناعية الحرفية 1,259
Naeem النعيم 13,913
Nasseem النسيم 18,745
Oyoun العيون 31,009
Qasr القصر 42,050
Jaber Al-Ahmad جابر الأحمد
Saad Al Abdullah سعد العبدالله 65,394
Salmi السالمي 1,187
Subiya الصبية
Sulaibiya الصليبية 58,275
Sulaibiya Agricultural Area الصليبية الزراعية 6,778
Sulaibiya Residential الصليبية السكنية
Taima تيماء 52,740
Waha الواحة 28,154
Bubiyan Island جزيرة بوبيان
Warbah Island جزيرة وربة

Government

Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I became governor of the Jahra Governorate in 1985.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Reports". Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  2. ^ "Al-Jahra | governorate, Kuwait".
  3. ^ "Kuwait Islands | Beatona".
  4. ^ "Exploring Kuwait's historic areas: Jahra". 31 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Exploring Jahra's Red Palace". 26 September 2019.
  6. ^ Farmers of Jahra
  7. ^ Beaumont, Peter; Mclachlan, Keith Stanley (1985). Agricultural development in the Middle East. Wiley. pp. 285. ISBN 978-0-471-90762-6.
  8. ^ Alan Rush (1987). Al-Sabah: History & Genealogy of Kuwait's Ruling Family, 1752-1987. London: Ithaca Press. ISBN 978-0-86372-081-9.
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