Kuwait City

Kuwait City مدينة الكويت Madinat Al Kuwayt
Skyline of Kuwait City
Kuwait City Location of Kuwait in Kuwait
Coordinates: 29°22′11″N 47°58′42″E / 29.36972°N 47.97833°E / 29.36972; 47.97833
Country	Kuwait
Governorate	Al Asimah
Area
• Metro	200 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population  (2005 estimate)
• City	151,060 (2,008)[1]
• Metro	2,380,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Kuwait City is the capital of Kuwait. It has a population of 2.38 million in the metropolitan area. It is near the center of the country on the shore of the Persian Gulf. It has Kuwait's parliament (Majlis Al-Umma), most governmental offices and the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks.

On August 2, 1990, Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait and took the city. On August 8, Iraq said the emirate was their land.^[2] During the occupation, the city was badly damaged. Many buildings were destroyed, including the Kuwait National Museum.

Kuwait City has an arid climate. They have very hot summers, little rainfall, and frequent dust storms.

Kuwait City is twinned with:

• Tunis, Tunisia
• Beirut, Lebanon^[3]
• Beverly Hills, USA
• Cannes, France
• Dubai, UAE
• Gaziantep, Turkey
• Monaco, Monaco
• Marbella, Spain
• London, England
• Paris, France

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