The Asimah Governorate or Capital Governorate, sometimes referred to as Al Kuwayt, is one of the six governorates of Kuwait. It comprises the historic core of Kuwait City, industrial and port areas such as Shuwaikh Port and Doha Port, and several offshore islands.
The governorate houses most of Kuwait's financial and business centres such as the Kuwait Stock Exchange.
Districts + Areas of Asimah Governorate Official English ArabicGulf Arabic TransliterationYear Established Blocks Population Notes Abdulla Al-Salem ضاحية عبد الله السالم Ð̣āḥyat Abdalla is-Sālim19634 13,098 Often referred to simply as 'the suburb'. Adailiya العديلية li-ʿDēlīya19634 11,006 Al-Sour Gardens حدائق السورHādiqat il-sūr19634 Bnaid Al-Qar بنيد القارBnēd il-Gār1 13,171 Daiya الدعية id-Diʿīya19575 11,289 Dasma الدسمة id-Dasma19546 12,455 Doha الدوحةid-Dōḥa5 22,047 Doha Port ميناء الدوحة Mina id-Dōḥa 573 Faiha الفيحاء il-Fēḥa19569 12,333 Failaka Island فيلكا Fēliča 147 A historic island. Its name comes from Greek φυλάκιο(ν) - fylakio(n) 'outpost'. Used to be inhabited until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Birthplace of Fēliča (sub)dialect of Kuwaiti Arabic. Granada غرناطة Ġirnāṭa3 8,752 It was named after the city of Granada in Spain. Appears officially in variant forms, including Granda and Ghornata. Jibla جِبْلَة15 4,772 Kaifan كيفان Kēfān19557 17,300 Khaldiya الخالدية il-Xāldīya19614 9,820 Mansouriya المنصوريةil-Manṣūrīya19652 5,589 Location of Al-Arabi SC, one of the oldest sports clubs in Kuwait. Mirqab المرقاب il-Mirqab3 3,699 Nahdha النهضةin-Nahð̣a3 Formerly East Sulaibikhat North West Sulaibikhat شمال غرب الصليبيخات Šamāl Ġarb li-Ṣlēbixāt 3 7,941 Nuzha النزهة in-Nizha19633 8,372 Qadsiya القادسية il-Qādsīya19589 14,389 Qortuba قرطبة Qurṭuba5 28,736 Named after Cordoba in Spain Rawda الروضةir-Rōð̣a19655 21,535 Shamiya الشاميةiš-Šāmīya195510 14,708 Sharq شرق Šarq8 3,699 Shuwaikh الشويخli-Šwēx19548 3,012 Shuwaikh Industrial Area الشويخ الصناعية li-Šwēx iṣ-Ṣināʿīya 3 2,518 Shuwaikh Port ميناء الشويخ Mina li-Šwēx - 185 Sulaibikhat الصليبخات li-Ṣlēbixāt5 23,686 Qairawan القيروانli-Qayrāwan 15,200 Surra السرة is-Sirra6 30,264 Kuwait City مدينه الكويتMadinat Al-Kuwait 0 Miskan Island جزيرة مسكانJazīrat Mīschan 0 Umm an Namil Island جزيرة ام النمل Jazīrat Umm in-Namil 0 Yarmouk اليرموك il-Yarmūk4 15,385
Government Mr. Nasir Sabah Nasir Mubarak I was governor from 1962 until his death in 1979. Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak became the next governor, circa 1979. Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II become governor in 1985. Thabit Al Muhanna became governor in 2014.
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