In Kuwait, a small western Asian country located in the northern part of the Persian Gulf, there's a subtropical desert climate, with very mild winters and extremely hot summers. The sun usually shines all year round. Rainfall, slightly higher than 100 millimeters (4 inches) per year, occurs mainly from November to April, in the form of rare showers, which can sometimes be so intense and concentrated as to cause flooding.

1. Welcome to Kuwait
‫مرحبا‬
‫في‬
‫الكويت‬
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2. Kuwait ‫الكويت‬
 The country's name is from the diminutive form
of ‫كوت‬ Kut or Kout, meaning "fortress built near
water".
 Since 1961, the official name of the state is the
"State of Kuwait".
 It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern
Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf,
bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the
south. Kuwait also shares maritime
borders with Iran.
 Kuwait has a total of 9 desert islands, mostly rich
in oil. Bubiyan Island is the biggest island, and
Qaruh island is the smallest.

3. Kuwait flag
The flag of Kuwait was established in 1961
It has:
Black trapizoid and 3 set of green white and red
Those colors are called the pan-Arab colors and
are used in many other Arab countries flags
Known to kuwaities that each color symbolizes:
Green – our good land
White –the great achievements of the state
Red – The color of enemies' blood
Black –The battlefield where fighting takes place

4. Kuwait Emblem
‫الكويت‬ ‫شعار‬
The emblem of Kuwait ‫الكويت‬ ‫شعار‬ was
created in 1962 and it consists of the
shield of the flag design in color
superimposed on a golden falcon
(Hawk of Quraish) with wings
displayed. The falcon supports a disk
containing a boom sailing ship, with the
full name of the state written (in Arabic)
at the top of the disk.

5. Kuwait is an emirate.
The emir is the head of state and the Al Sabah is the ruling family
which dominates the country's political system
The Al Sabah family originate from the Bani Utbah
Founded in 1752 by sheikh SABAH the first ‫األول‬ ‫صباح‬
The house of AL SABAH
‫صباح‬ ‫آل‬

6. Amir of Kuwait
Sheikh
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-
Jaber Al-Sabah
‫الصباح‬ ‫الجابر‬ ‫األحمد‬ ‫مشعل‬ ‫الشيخ‬

7. Kuwait's official
state religion
Islam, specifically the Maliki
school of Sunni Islam

8. Official language
ARABIC ‫العربية‬ ‫اللغة‬

9. Currency
Kuwaiti dinar
The Kuwaiti dinar
Arabic
‫كويتي‬ ‫دينار‬
code: KWD
It is sub-divided into 1,000 fulūs

10. Kuwait history
In the early to mid 1700s, small fishing village.
it was a sheikhdom, ruled by local sheikhs
Kuwait was the center of boat building in the Persian Gulf
its ships renowned throughout the Indian Ocean.[
In 18th century maritime port
Then a principal commercial center
between
Baghdad, India, Persia, Muscat, and the Arabian Peninsula.

11. Kuwait history
• In the 19th century,
• Kuwait became significant in the Arabian horse trade
• In the mid 19th century, it was estimated that Kuwait exported an average of
• 800 Arabian horses to India annually

12. Kuwait – British relationship
In 1899, ruler Sheikh Mubarak Al Sabah
(subsequently known as the Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899)
British protectorate.
During World War I
British Empire ✕ Kuwait
Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, supported the Ottoman Empire.
In June 1961, Kuwait became independent of British protectorate
Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah became Emir of Kuwait.
Kuwait's national day, the anniversary of the coronation of Sheikh Abdullah
celebrated on 25 February,

13. Oil discovery
Oil reserves were discovered in commercial quantities in 1938.
In 1946, crude oil was exported for the first time.
In 19th century the country underwent large-scale modernization,
the period is called the
"golden era of Kuwait”
By 1952, largest oil exporter in the Persian Gulf region.
Kuwait have high-income economy, backed by the world's sixth largest oil reserves.

14. Kuwait invasion
In 1990, after oil production disputes with neighboring Iraq,
Kuwait was invaded, and later annexed into one of Iraq's governorates under the ruler
Saddam Hussein.
The Iraqi occupation of Kuwait came to an end on February 26, 1991, after military
intervention by a military coalition led by the United States and various other countries.

15. General facts
about Kuwait
Kuwait is a founding member of the GCC and is also a member of
the UN, AL, OPEC and the OIC.
In 2005, women won the right to vote and run in elections.
Kuwait is the 5th most fattest country in the world, with over 75.2% of
people are overweight or obese
Kuwait has one of the highest literacy rates in the Arab world, with over
96.04% of people are literate
Kuwait is the only country on the planet to have no permanent natural
water supply. The country relies on groundwater and import about 20
million m³ of water every year from Saudi Arabia.
The country comes on the 9th rank in the world in terms of the average
wage.

16. Population of
kuwait
Kuwait 2023 population is estimated
at 4,310,108 people
Kuwaiti 41.4%
Arab expat 21.4%
Asian (mostly South Asian) 35.3%
African 1%
other 0.7% (includes European, North
American, South American,
and Australian)
The median age in Kuwait is 39.8 years.

17. Kuwait consists of
six governorates
• Hawalli
• Asimah
• Farwaniyah
• Jahra
• Ahmadi
• Mubarak Al-Kabeer

18. CapitaLand largest city
Kuwait City

19. The National Assembly Arabic: ‫األمة‬ ‫مجلس‬
is the unicameral legislature of Kuwait.
established in 1963
The country is among the first Arab countries
to have an elected parliament.
Kuwait was the first country in the Gulf region
to have a constitution and parliament.

20. Kuwait towers
Kuwait Water Towers system of 34 towers (33
store water; one stores equipment)
and are regarded as a landmark and symbol of
modern Kuwait.
The Kuwait Towers were designed by Danish
architect Malene Bjørn as part of a water
distribution project run by the Swedish engineering
company VBB (renamed Sweco in 1997).

21. Souq Al Mubarakeya
Souq Al-Mubarakiya is a historic souq in Kuwait
City, Kuwait.
It is one of the oldest souqs in Kuwait, and was a
center of trade prior to the discovery of oil.
This market has been around for at least 200
years.
The market was damaged during the Iraqi
invasion in 1990;
it was renovated and it got back its traditional
flavor.

22. Liberation Tower
Originally intended to be
named The Kuwait
Telecommunications Tower
It is the second-tallest structure
in the country and the 39th
tallest building in the world.

23. Al Hamra Tower
1.Al Hamra Tower is the tallest tower
in the country and the 34th tallest
tower in the world, with a height of
412.6 meters and 80 floors.

24. Places to visit in kuwait
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w20SVlSQBgI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g42FmX5gTKs

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