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Kuwait is a small country in Western Asia that originally started as a city-state with four districts (that are now called areas) and outlying bedouin presence in and around modern-day Kuwait City, dubbed Gulf Arabic: الديرة, lit. 'ends, place where one is usually around' in Kuwaiti Arabic. Although Kuwait shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia, most of the area around the border is uninhabited or consists of only of farms (and recreational camping sites), though this is changing as new areas are built all the time. For example, the under-construction Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City is located around 10 miles from the Saudi border.
Etymology
[edit]The original Arabic word, Arabic: مِنْطَقَة, Gulf Arabic: مَنْطَقَة, Kuwaiti pronounciation: manṭaqa, can mean both mean area and region.[1][2]
The usage of the term in Kuwait is unconventional, as other Arab countries do not incorporate this term for their subdivisions. In Saudi Arabia, areas refer to the first-level division, equivalent to a Kuwaiti governorate or a US state. Thus, some use indirect translations such as districts or towns to refer to them. Nevertheless, areas seem to be the term of preference for most, and the term also appears in official or semi-official resources.[3][4][5]
Characteristics
[edit]Names
[edit]The names of some areas derive from spontaneous usage. For example, Sharg or Sharq literally means East or Eastern, as it was the farthest east historical district of Kuwait City.
Sometimes, areas are named after people. This can be manifested in different ways. An area like Khēṭān (خيطان) is directly derived from the person's name, Khēṭān. Others are derived via nisba or relative adjective. An example is the area of الفروانية, named after Suruur bin Farwān and Khaldiiya. Increasingly recently areas that are simply called "Area of X" or "Suburb or X" have become more utilised. Examples include Abdullah al-Salem Suburb (ضاحية عبد الله السالم) and Abdullah al-Mubarak Subrb (ضاحية عبد الله المبارك). Areas can also be named after titles, such as Al-Mahboula ("the crazy (woman)"), said to be named an insane woman who resided there and used to scare people.
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Some areas are deliberately named. Today, the Kuwaiti Municipal Council is tasked with this mission. Areas like Salwa (سلوى "joy"), is-salām (السلام "the peace"), Mishref (مشرف "overlooking", named after a palace with the same name that "overlooks" the area), Bayan (بيان "prominence", because its land was more prominent or apparent than others), Dhajij, and Doha ("grand tree") are derived from a variety of concepts. Slaibiya and Taima'
Other areas simply derive from the names of an area and its direction from it. Examples are South Khetan, South Surra (collectively, includes 4 areas), West Jiliib, and Northwest Sulaibikhat (temporary name).
Some are named after historical cities and towns, such as Rai, Ishbiliya (Seville), Andalus, Kadhma, and Grane.
When transliterating names, the Kuwaiti government uses a very broad and rule-less transcription based on the Standard Arabic would-be pronunciation of an area name, rather than its actual pronunciation in Kuwaiti Arabic. Notably, transliterations do not indicate short and long vowels
The al- or il- preceding the names of some areas can be optionally omitted in Kuwaiti Arabic.
Informal names
[edit]Um al haiman Abbaiya Hasawi 3meriya/3umariya
Co-op Societies
[edit]Each area in Kuwait has an official governmental facility called co-op society or just society (Arabic: جمعية). For example, in Surra, it's called Surra Co-op Society. Societies are mainly supermarkets that provide foods and produces, and they may take part in maintaining some on the areas' landmarks like parks and schools, but they're not legally obliged to. Societies have elected members who manage them. Only residents of the area can vote for their society membership.
Governorates
[edit]Capital Governorate
[edit]The Capital Governorate, also translated as al-ʿAsima Arabic: العاصمة, is the location of the four historical districts of Old Kuwait City: Sharg, Jibla, Mirgab, and Dasman. It headquarters the Kuwait National Assembly (the Kuwaiti parliament), the Seif Palace, the Municipal Council, the traditional Mubarkiya Souq, as well as multiple foreign embassies, museums, and the country's tallest skyscrapers.
The Capital Governorate, along with Hawalli and Ahmadi, were the first three governorates to be established in 1962 and after Kuwait's independence from Great Britain.[6]
[7] Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II become governor in 1985. Thabit Al Muhanna became governor in 2014. [7]
Hawalli Governorate
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Hawalli or Hawally Arabic: حولي, romanized: Ḥawalli is one of the first three established governorates of Kuwait. It is famous for its commericial centres such as shopping malls. Hawalli area is also located inside the governorate; it features multiple commercial centres that specialise in software, hardware, video games, as well as other speciality stores. It also hosts Kuwait Science Centre, Kuwait Aquarium, palaces such as Salwa Palace and Bayan Palace, and Kuwait Internation Fair which hosts the annual Kuwait Book Fair.
Ahmadi Governorte
[edit]Ahmadi Arabic: الأحمدي, romanized: al-Aḥmadi is located in the southern part of Kuwait. It is famous for being headquarters of the country's largest oil companies, the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC).
Mubarak al-Kabir Governorate
[edit]The Mubarak Al-Kabir Governorate Arabic: مبارك الكبير, romanized: Mubārak al-Kabīr is the most recently established governorate, having been founded in 1999 and contained areas that formerly belonged to multiple other governorates. It hosts the Aswag al-Qurain shops.
Jahra Governorate
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It houses the Red Fort, place of the 1920 Battle of Jahra between Wahhabi forces and people of Kuwait.
Farwaniya Governorate
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Farwaniya houses Kuwait International airport, Kuwait Zoo, and other places.
List of Areas
[edit]Area | In Arabic | Kuwaiti Arabic Transliteration | Standard Arabic Transliteration | Governorate |
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Sharq | شرق | Šarg | Šarq | Capital |
Mirgab | المرقاب | il-Mirgāb | al-Mirqāb | Capital |
Jibla | قبلة | Jibla | Qibla | Capital |
Dasman | دسمان | Dasmān | Capital | |
Salhiya | الصالحية | iṣ-Ṣālḥīya | aṣ-Ṣālḥīya | Capital |
Sawaber | الصوابر | iṣ-Ṣawābir | aṣ-Ṣawābir | Capital |
Bneid Al-Gar | بنيد القار | Bunayd al-Qār | Bnēd il-Gār | Capital |
Dasma | الدسمة | id-Dasma | ad-Dasma | Capital |
Da'iya | الدعية | id-Diʿīya | ad-Daʿīyya | Capital |
Mansouria | المنصورية | il-Manṣūrīya | al-Manṣūrīya | Capital |
Abdullah Al-Salem suburb | ضاحية عبد الله السالم | Ḍāḥyat ʿAbdalla s-Sālim | Ḍaḥiyat ʿAbdullāh as-Sālim | Capital |
Nuzha | النزهة | in-Nizha | an-Nuzha | Capital |
Faiha' | الفيحاء | il-Fēḥa | al-Fayḥāʾ | Capital |
Sahmiya | الشامية | iš-Šāmīya | aš-Šāmīyya | Capital |
Rawda | الروضة | ir-Rōḏ̣a | ar-Rawḍa | Capital |
Adiliya | العديلية | il-iʿdēlīya | al-ʿudaylīyya | Capital |
Khaldiya | الخالدية | il-Ḵāldīya | al-Ḵālidīya | Capital |
Kaifan | كيفان | Kēfān | Kayfān | Capital |
Qadsiya | القادسية | il-Qādsīya | al-Qādisīya | Capital |
Qurtuba | قرطبة | Qurṭuba | Capital | |
Surra | السرة | is-Sirra | as-Surra | Capital |
Yarmūk | اليرموك | il-Yarmūk | al-Yarmūk | Capital |
Shuwaikh | الشويخ | il-Išwēḵ | al-Šuwayḵ | Capital |
Rai | الري | ir-Ray | ar-Ray | Capital |
Ghirnata | غرناطة | Ḡirnāṭa | Capital | |
Sulaibikhat | الصليبخات | il-Iṣlēbiḵāt | as-Ṣulaybiḵāt | Capita |
North West Sulaibikhat (temporary name) | شمال غرب الصليبخات | Capital | ||
Doha | الدوحة | id-Dōḥa | ad-Dawḥa | Capital |
Nahdha | النهضة | in-Nahḏ̣a | an-Nahḍa | Capital |
Jaber Al-Ahmad City | مدينة جابر الأحمد | Madīnat Jābir il-Aḥmad | Madīnat-u Jābir al-Aḥmad | Capital |
Qairawan | القيروان | il-Qayrawān or il-Qērawān | al-Qayrawān | Capital |
Hawally | حولي | Ḥawalli | Ḥawallī | Hawalli |
Shiʿib | الشعب | iš-Šiʿib | aš-Šuʿab | Hawalli |
Salmiya | السالمية | is-Sālmīya | as-Sālmīya | Hawalli |
Rumaithiya | الرميثية | il-Irmēṯīya | ar-Rumayṯīya | Hawalli |
Jabriya | الجابرية | il-Jābrīya | al-Jābirīya | Hawalli |
Mishref | مشرف | Mišrif | Mušrif | Hawalli |
Salwa | سلوى | Salwa | Salwā | Hawalli |
Bayan | بيان | Bayān | Hawalli | |
Bidiʿ | البدع | il-Bidiʿ | al-Bidiʿ | Hawalli |
Nigra | النقرة | in-Nigra | an-Nuqra | Hawalli |
Maidan Hawalli | ميدان حولي | Mēdān Ḥawalli | Maydān Ḥawallī | Hawalli |
Gharb Mishrif | غرب مشرف | Ḡarb Mišrif | Ḡarb Mušrif | Hawalli |
Zahra | الزهراء | iz-Zahrāʾ | az-Zahrāʾ | Hawalli |
Siddiq | الصديق | iṣ-Ṣiddīq | au-Ṣiddīq1e63 |
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Hittin | حطين | Ḥiṭṭīn | Ḥaṭṭīn | Hawalli |
Salam | السلام | is-Salām | as-Salām | Hawalli |
Shuhada | الشهداء | iš-Šuhadāʾ | aš-Šuhadāʾ | Hawalli |
Ahmadi | الأحمدي | il-Aḥmidi | al-Aḥmadī | Ahmadi |
Fintās | الفنطاس | il-Finṭās | al-Finṭās | Ahmadi |
Egaila | العقيلة | il-Iʿgēla | al-ʿaqīla | Ahmadi |
Mahboula | المهبولة | il-Mahbūla | al-Mahbūla | Ahmadi |
Dhahar | الظهر | Ahmadi | ||
المقوع | Ahmadi | |||
Riqqa | الرقة | ir-Rigga | ar-Riqqa | Ahmadi |
Hadiya | هدية | Hadīya | Ahmadi | |
Abu Halifa | أبو حليفة | ubu Ḥlēfa | Abu Ḥulayfa | Ahmadi |
Sabahiya | الصباحية | iṣ-Ṣabāḥīya/iṣ-Ṣubāḥīya | aṣ-Ṣabāḥīyya | Ahmadi |
Mangaf | المنقف | il-Mangif/il-Mangaf | al-Manqaf | Ahmadi |
Fahaheel | الفحيحيل | il-Ifḥēḥīl | al-Fuḥayḥīl | Ahmadi |
Wafra | الوفرة | il-Wafra | al-Wafta | Ahmadi |
Agricultural Wafra | الوفرة الزراعية | Ahmadi | ||
Al-Zour | الزور | iz-Zōr | az-Zōr | Ahmadi |
Khairan | الخيران | il-Ḵērān | al-Ḵayrān | Ahmadi |
Mina Abdullah | ميناء | Mina ʿAbdalla/ Mināʾ ʾAbdalla | Mināʾ ʿAbdullāh | Ahmadi |
Bnaider | بنيدر | Bnēdir | Bunaydir | Ahmadi |
Julaia | الجليعة | Jlēʿa | Julayʿa | Ahmadi |
الضباعية | Ahmadi | |||
Jaber Al-Ali suburb | ضاحية جابر العلي | Ahmadi | ||
Fahad Al-Ahmad suburb | ضاحية فهد الأحمد | Ḏ̣āḥyat Fahad il-Aḥmad | Ḏ̣āḥiyyatu Fahd-i l-Aḥmad | Ahmadi |
Sh'aiba | الشعيبة | il-Išʿēba or l-Išʿēba | aš-Šuʿayba | Ahmadi |
Wara | وارة | Wāra | Ahmadi | |
Sabah Al-Ahmad City | مدينة صباح الأحمد | Ahmadi | ||
Nuwaisib | النويصيب | Ahmadi | ||
Khairan | الخيران | Ahmadi | ||
Um Al-Haiman (Ali Al-Salim Suburb) | أم الهيمان (ضاحية على صباح السالم) | Ahmadi | ||
See also
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- ^ Cambridge English-Arabic dictionary, Area translatation
- ^ Cambridge English-Arabic dictionary, Region translatation
- ^ Kuwait National News Agency
- ^ Ministry of Interior
- ^ Ministry of Electricity and Water
- ^ المرسوم الأميري 6 لعام 1962، من هنا بدأت الكويت، عبد الله خالد الحاتم، الطبعة الثالثة، ص.464
- ^ a b Alan Rush (1987). Al-Sabah: History & Genealogy of Kuwait's Ruling Family, 1752-1987. London: Ithaca Press. ISBN 978-0-86372-081-9.