# Capital Governorate (Kuwait)

The Asimah Governorate or Capital Governorate sometimes referred to as Al Kuwayt is one of the six governorates of Kuwait. It comprises the historic core of Kuwait City, industrial and port areas such as Shuwaikh Port and Doha Port, and several offshore islands.
The governorate houses most of Kuwait's financial and business centres such as the Kuwait Stock Exchange.

## Districts

Areas of Asimah Governorate :
| Official English | Arabic | Gulf Arabic Transliteration | Year Established | Blocks | Population | Notes |
| Abdulla Al-Salem | ضاحية عبد الله السالم | Ð̣āḥyat Abdalla is-Sālim | 1963 | 4 | 13,098 | Often referred to simply as ið̣-Ð̣āḥya 'the suburb'. |
| Adailiya | العديلية | li-ʿDēlīya | 1963 | 4 | 11,006 | |
| Al-Sour Gardens | حدائق السور | Hādiqat il-sūr | 1963 | 4 | | |
| Bnaid Al-Qar | بنيد القار | Bnēd il-Gār | | 1 | 13,171 | |
| Daiya | الدعية | id-Diʿīya | 1957 | 5 | 11,289 | |
| Dasma | الدسمة | id-Dasma | 1954 | 6 | 12,455 | |
| Doha | الدوحة | id-Dōḥa | | 5 | 22,047 | |
| Doha Port | ميناء الدوحة | Mina id-Dōḥa | | | 573 | |
| Faiha | الفيحاء | il-Fēḥa | 1956 | 9 | 12,333 | |
| Failaka Island | فيلكا | Fēliča | | | 147 | A historic island. Its name comes from Greek φυλάκιο(ν) - fylakio(n) 'outpost'. Used to be inhabited until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Birthplace of Fēliča (sub)dialect of Kuwaiti Arabic. |
| Granada | غرناطة | Ġirnāṭa | | 3 | 8,752 | It was named after the city of Granada in Spain. Appears officially in variant forms, including Granda and Ghornata. |
| Jibla | جِبْلَة | | | 15 | 4,772 | |
| Kaifan | كيفان | Kēfān | 1955 | 7 | 17,300 | |
| Khaldiya | الخالدية | il-Xāldīya | 1961 | 4 | 9,820 | |
| Mansouriya | المنصورية | il-Manṣūrīya | 1965 | 2 | 5,589 | Location of Al-Arabi SC, one of the oldest sports clubs in Kuwait. |
| Mirqab | المرقاب | il-Mirqab | | 3 | 3,699 | |
| Nahdha | النهضة | in-Nahð̣a | | 3 | | Formerly East Sulaibikhat |
| North West Sulaibikhat | شمال غرب الصليبيخات | Šamāl Ġarb li-Ṣlēbixāt | | 3 | 7,941 | |
| Nuzha | النزهة | in-Nizha | 1963 | 3 | 8,372 | |
| Qadsiya | القادسية | il-Qādsīya | 1958 | 9 | 14,389 | |
| Qortuba | قرطبة | Qurṭuba | | 5 | 28,736 | Named after Cordoba in Spain |
| Rawda | الروضة | ir-Rōð̣a | 1965 | 5 | 21,535 | |
| Shamiya | الشامية | iš-Šāmīya | 1955 | 10 | 14,708 | |
| Sharq | شرق | Šarq | | 8 | 3,699 | |
| Shuwaikh | الشويخ | li-Šwēx | 1954 | 8 | 3,012 | |
| Shuwaikh Industrial Area | الشويخ الصناعية | li-Šwēx iṣ-Ṣināʿīya | | 3 | 2,518 | |
| Shuwaikh Port | ميناء الشويخ | Mina li-Šwēx | | - | 185 | |
| Sulaibikhat | الصليبخات | li-Ṣlēbixāt | | 5 | 23,686 | |
| Qairawan | القيروان | li-Qayrāwan | | | 15,200 | |
| Surra | السرة | is-Sirra | | 6 | 30,264 | |
| Ouha Island | جزيرة أوها | Jazīrat Ouha | | | 0 | |
| Mischan Island | جزيرة ميشان | Jazīrat Mīschan | | | 0 | |
| Umm an Namil Island | جزيرة ام النمل | Jazīrat Umm in-Namil | | | 0 | |
| Yarmouk | اليرموك | il-Yarmūk | | 4 | 15,385 | |

## Government

Mr. Nasir Sabah Nasir Mubarak I was governor from 1962 until his death in 1979. Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak became the next governor, circa 1979. Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II become governor in 1985. Thabit Al Muhanna became governor in 2014.