Capital Governorate (Kuwait)

Al-ʿĀṣima
Al-ʿĀṣima ; العاصمة
	Governorate
	The Fourth Ring Road
	Map of Kuwait with Al-ʿĀṣima highlighted
	Coordinates (Al Kuwait): 29°20′03″N 47°58′53″E
Country	Kuwait
Capital	Kuwait City
Areas	23
Government
• Governor	Ali Jaber Al-Ahmad al-Sabah[1]
Area
• Total	200 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population (June 2014)[2]
• Total	534,964
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03 (EAT)
ISO 3166 code	KW-KU

The Capital Governorate (Arabic: العاصمة‎, romanized: al-ʿĀṣima Gulf Arabic: il-ʿĀṣma‎), sometimes referred to as Al Kuwayt, is one of the six governorates of Kuwait, and consists of the following areas:[3]

Abdullah Al-Salem عبدالله السالم
Adiliya العديلية
Bneid Al-Qar بنيد القار
Al Da'iya الدعية
Al Dasma الدسمة
Dasman
Sharq
Al Faiha الفيحا
Faylakah (consisting of the islands of Failaka, Miskan, and Auhah)
Jaber Al-Ahmad جابر الاحمد
Kaifan كيفان
Khaldiya
Kuwait City (Kuwait's capital)
Al Mansouriah المنصورية
Murgab المرقاب
Al-Nuzha النزهة
Al Qadisiya القادسية
Qurtoba قرطبة
Rawdah الروضة
Al Shamiya الشامية
Al Shuwaikh الشويخ
Sulaibikhat
Al Surra السرة
Al Yarmouk اليرموك
North West Sulaibikhat شمال غرب الصليبيخات

Al-ʿĀṣima means 'The Capital' in Arabic. Al-ʿĀṣima houses most of Kuwait's financial and business centres such as the Kuwait Stock Exchange.

Government

Mr.Nasir Sabah Nasir Mubarak I was governor from 1962 until his death in 1979. Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I became the next governor, circa 1979.[4] Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II become governor in 1985. Thabit Al Muhanna became governor in 2014.[4]

References

"Major local events in 2014". Kuwait News Agency.
"Statistical Reports". stat.paci.gov.kw. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
"Kuwait". www.booked.net. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008.
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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[1] "Major local events in 2014". Kuwait News Agency.

[2] "Statistical Reports". stat.paci.gov.kw. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-09-03.

[3] "Kuwait". www.booked.net. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008.

[Rush1987-4] Alan Rush (1987). Al-Sabah: History & Genealogy of Kuwait's Ruling Family, 1752-1987. London: Ithaca Press. ISBN 978-0-86372-081-9.