Kuwait City
capital of Kuwait
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Summary
Kuwait City is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,013 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kuwait[3]
- Country: Kuwait[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Persian Gulf[5], Kuwait Bay[6]
- Instance of: big city[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Isfahan[8], Beverly Hills[9], Cannes[10], Gaziantep[11], Monaco[12], Ankara[13], Mexico City[14], Florence[15], Tunis[16], Tehran[17], Sarajevo[18], Marbella[19], Rosario[20], Dubai[21]
- Part of: Kuwait[22]
- Commons category: Kuwait City[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[24]
- Inception: 1752[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kuwait City[26]
- Population: 2,989,000[27]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Capital of: Kuwait[30]
- Official name: الكويت[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kuwait City[32]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kuwait City[33]
- Demonym: Kuvajturbano[34]
- Native label: الكويت[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kuwait City[36]
- Different from: Capital Governorate[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 16 m[38]
- History of topic: timeline of Kuwait City[39]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[40]
Why It Matters
Kuwait City has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]