Jibla, Kuwait

Jibla جِبْلَة
District
29°22′16″N 47°58′17″E / 29.37111°N 47.97139°E / 29.37111; 47.97139
Country	Kuwait
Governorate	Capital Governorate
Population  (2022[1])
• Total	14,518

Jibla^[2] (Kuwaiti Arabic: جِبْلَة, romanized: Jibla, from Qibla قِبْلَة) is a historic area of Kuwait City. It is one of Kuwait's oldest neighbourhoods, although most pre-oil buildings were demolished. The area forms the bulk of the core of modern-day Kuwait City, along with Sharq, Mirgab, and Dasman.

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Areas

Kuwait City proper	Areas Sharg Jibla Mirgāb Dasmān Districts Ṣawābir Waṣaṭ
Kuwait City Metro Area Shuwaikh Quarters Shuwaikh Residential Shuwaikh Port Shuwaikh Industrial Shuwaikh Educational Shuwaikh Health Shuwaikh Administrative Metropolitan areas 300,000+ Sālmīya Jilīb il-Šyūkh 200,000+ Farwānīya Ḥawally 100,000+ Mahbūla Khaiṭān Mangaf Fḥēḥīl Ṣubāḥ il-Sālim 75,000+ Jabrīya South Surra (65K) ʿĀrḏ̣īya (65K) Other areas See Areas of Kuwait

Landmarks

Architecture & buildings	Kuwait Towers (Freedom Towers) Liberation Tower Kuwait National Assembly Kuwait Opera House (Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre) Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre Al Salam Palace Kuwait National Cultural District Al-Hashemi-II
Museums & Historical	Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre Kuwait National Cultural District Kuwait Scientific Center Bait Al-Othman Museum Al Salam Palace Al Shaheed Park Museums Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah Museum of Modern Arts Tareq Rajab Museum Science and Natural History Museum Bait Dickson Kuwait National Museum Historical, Vintage, and Classical Cars Museum Sadu House Al-Hashemi-II Fateh Al-Khayr
Recreation	Al Shaheed Park Kuwait Motor Town The Avenues Mall Sharg Market
Historical sougs	Sūg Al-Mubarakiya Sūg Al-Manakh Ṣafāt Square
Scientific centres	Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) Kuwait Institutte for Scientific Research (KISR) The Scientific Center of Kuwait (TSCK) Kuwait Science Club Dasman Diabetes Institute
Libraries	National Library of Kuwait Al-Babtain Library For Arabic Poetry
Universities	Kuwait University (Kuniv) Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) Abdallah Al-Salem College American University of Kuwait American University of the Middle East Gulf University (GUST) Open Arab University
Historical palaces	Seif Palace Bayān Palace Kuwait Red Fort (in Jahra, Kuwait)
Others	Kuwait International Airport Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital Amiri Hospital

Events

• Hala Fibrāyir
• Layali Fibrāyir
• Nuqat
• Grane Cultural Festival
• Kuwait International Fair
• Kuwait International Book Fair

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