Jahra Governorate

Jahra Governorate ( ) is one of the six governorates of Kuwait. It is the largest Governorate in Kuwait accounting for 63 percent of its land area. It includes the town of Al Jahra, most of the northern and western parts of Kuwait, several islands (among them Bubiyan Island). and also western districts of Kuwait City. It also contains most of Kuwait's arable land. Al Jahra also has some historic relevance to Kuwait's history. The Red Palace is the most important historical landmark there.

Historically, Al Jahra was an agricultural oasis village and most locals were farmers.Farmers of Jahra Al Jahra's most notable residents included Sheikh Thuwainy Bin Abdullah Al-Saadoun of Al-Muntafiq in 1786, when he fled from Baghdad to Suleiman Pasha. He wanted to occupy Basra and Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sabah hosted him until he returned to Baghdad after he was pardoned by the Iraqi governor.

In 1925, Al-Jahra was under the administrative or governmental jurisdiction of Kuwait City, and the population lived on the cultivation of palm trees and a little wheat and barley. Al Jahra contained 170 houses including the palace of Talib al-Naqib and the palace of the Mubarak Al-Sabah. Nowadays Al Jahra is a modern city and farming has been reduced to various small farms. The geographic midpoint of Kuwait is located in this governorate.

Districts

+ Areas of Jahra Governorate English Arabic Population Notes/Landmarks Abdali العبدلي 86,437 Al-Mutlaa المطلاع Kazma كازما Bahra بحرة Kabd كبد Al-Sheqaya الشقايه Al-Nahda النهضة 6,756 Amghara Industrial أمغرة 8,623 Bar Al-Jahra بر الجهراء 1,044 Desert area of Jahra. Jahra الجهراء 38,664 Governorate seat. Jahra Industrial Herafiya الجهراء الصناعية الحرفية 1,259 Naeem النعيم 13,913 Nasseem النسيم 18,745 Oyoun العيون 31,009 Qasr القصر 42,050 Jaber Al-Ahmad جابر الأحمد Saad Al Abdullah سعد العبدالله 65,394 Salmi السالمي 1,187 Subiya الصبية Sulaibiya الصليبية 58,275 Sulaibiya Agricultural Area الصليبية الزراعية 6,778 Sulaibiya Residential الصليبية السكنية Taima تيماء 52,740 Waha الواحة 28,154 Bubiyan Island جزيرة بوبيان Warbah Island جزيرة وربة

Government Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I became governor of the Jahra Governorate in 1985.

Jahra Governorate

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