# Timeline of Kuwait City

The following is a timeline of the history of Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governorate, Kuwait, and its metro surroundings.

## 18th century

Part of a series on the :
History of Kuwait :
Prehistoric and ancient :
Mesopotamia
Bahra 1
H3 (Kuwait)
Subiya
Ubaid period
Failaka Island
Dilmun
Ikaros
Agarum
Kazma
Umm an Namil
Akkaz
Teredon :
5th–18th century :
| Maishan | 5th–13th century |
| Battle of Chains | 629 / 633 |
| Kazma | 636 |
| Portuguese control | 1500s |
| Bani Utub invasion of Bahrain | 1782–1783 |
| Battle of Riqqa | 1783 |
| Ibn Ufaisan's Invasion | 1793 |
18th century to 1961 :
| Sheikhdom of Kuwait | 1752–1961 |
| Battle of Khakeekera | 1811 |
| Sheikh Humoud's Revolt | 1828 |
| Siege of Basra | 1831 |
| Siege of Al-Zubair | 1833 |
| Invasion of Muhammara | 1837 |
| Al-Hasa Expedition | 1870–1871 |
| Kuwaiti–Rashidi war | 1900–1901 |
| Battle of Jo-Laban | 1903 |
| Battle of Hadia | 1910 |
| Anglo-Ottoman Convention | 1913 |
| Mesopotamian Campaign | 1914–1918 |
| Kuwait–Najd War | 1919–1920 |
| Battle of Jahra | 1920 |
| Ikhwan Revolt | 1927–1930 |
Kuwait since 1961 :
| State of Kuwait | 1961–1990 1991–present |
| Operation Vantage | 1961 |
| Abdul Karim Qasim's crisis | 1961–1963 |
| Six-Day War | 1967 |
| Samita border skirmish | 1973 |
| October War | 1973 |
| Terrorism attack on the Japanese Embassy in Kuwait | 1974 |
| Kuwait bombings | 1983 |
| Aircraft hijackings | 1984–1988 |
| Attempted assassination of Emir Jaber | 1985 |
| Invasion of Kuwait | 1990 |
| Republic of Kuwait | 1990–1991 |
| Gulf War | 1990–1991 |
| Kuwaiti oil fires | 1991 |
| Palestinian exodus from Kuwait | 1990–1991 |
| 2015 Kuwait mosque bombing | 2015 |
See also :
List of museums in Kuwait
History of Bahrain
Al Zubara
Kuwait portal :
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* Early 1700s — Small fishing village of Grane or Kureyn under the control of the Bani Khalid Emirate, independent of Ottoman control since 1670
* 1750s — Bani Utbah migrants establish the Sheikhdom of Kuwait under the auspices of the Bani Khalid
* 1775–1779 — Siege of Basra by Persia prompts Iraqi merchants and shipwrights to relocate to Kuwait City, along with trade routes from India, Muscat, and Persia to Baghdad, Aleppo, Smyrna, and Constantinople
* 1792 — E. India Company establishes Kuwaiti factory, tying the city's trade to East Africa

## 19th century

* 1871 — Al-Hasa Expedition returns Kuwait to Ottoman rule
* 1875 — Kuwait organized as part of Basra Vilayet
* 1899 — Treaty with the United Kingdom signed by Mubarak Al-Sabah

## 20th century

* 1901 — Population: c. 15,000
* 1904 — Seif Palace expansion begins
* 1912 — U.S. mission established
* 1915 — Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah becomes governor of Kuwait City
* 1921 — City wall built; Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah becomes sultan
* 1930 — Kuwait Municipality [ar] established
* 1936 — Central Library established
* 1948 — Population: c. 80,000
* 1950s — Hawally development begins near city
* 1951 — Urban master plan commissioned
* 1957 — City wall removed; Kuwait National Museum founded.
* 1961 — Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development headquartered in city
* 1962 — City becomes part of newly established Capital Governorate; Nasir Sabah Nasir Mubarak I becomes governor; Al-Watan newspaper begins publication
* 1963 — National Assembly of Kuwait headquartered in city.
* 1965 — Kuwait Transport Company established; public transit begins with route from city center to Fahaheel District; Population: 99,633
* 1966 — Kuwait University established
* 1967 — Arab Towns Organization headquartered in Kaifan
* 1970 — Urban master plan commissioned (approximate date)
* 1972 — Al-Qabas newspaper begins publication
* 1974 — Japanese embassy attacked (7 Feb.)
* 1975 — International School of Pakistan established in Al Farwaniyah; Population: 78,116
* 1976 — Al-Anba newspaper begins publication; Kuwait Water Towers built
* 1979 — Kuwait Towers built; Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I becomes governor (approximate date); Jahra Governorate established near city
* 1980 — Kuwait Petroleum Corporation headquartered in city
* 1982 — Kuwait National Assembly Building and Al-Fahed Mosque built
* 1983 — 1983 Kuwait bombings (12 Dec.); Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah (cultural entity) established
* 1984 — Gulf Cooperation Council meets
* 1985 — Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II becomes governor
* 1986 — Grand Mosque (Kuwait) and Al-Marzook Medical Center and Mosque built
* 1988 — Lycée Français de Koweït established in Salmiya; Farwaniya Governorate established near city
* 1990 — Invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces (2–4 Aug.)
* 1991 — Iraqis ousted (Feb.)
* 1993 — Liberation Tower (Kuwait) and Al-Mubarrah Community Center built; Urban master plan created by Kuwait Municipality
* 1994 — National Library of Kuwait headquartered in city
* 1995 — Population: 28,747 in Kuwait City
* 1998 — Al-Sharq Waterfront built
* 1999 — Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate established near city

## 21st century

* 2001 — Population: 388,532 in Capital Governorate
* 2002 — 2002 West Asian Games held (Apr.)
* 2003 — Museum of Modern Art opens; Urban master plan created
* 2004 — Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Tower built; American University of Kuwait opens in Salmiya
* 2005 — Dar Al Awadi Tower built in Sharq
* 2006 — General election held 29 June, the first including female voters
* 2008 — Kuwait International Airport's new terminal built
* 2009 — Arraya Tower built
* 2011 — Al Hamra Tower built
* 2014 — Population: 538,053 in Capital Governorate, 1,094,576 in Farwaniya Governorate, 898,401 in Hawalli Governorate, and 232,428 in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate