Timeline of Kuwait City

Timeline of Kuwait City
The following is a timeline of the history of Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governorate, Kuwait, and its metro surroundings.
Prior to 20th century
1899 - Treaty with the United Kingdom signed by Mubarak Al-Sabah.
1900 - Population: 15,000 (approx date).
20th century
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 - established.
1936 - Central Library established.
1948 - Population: 80,000 (estimate).
1950s - Hawally development begins near city.
1951 - Urban master plan commissioned.
1957
City wall taken down.
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 (initially from city to Fahaheel).
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 - 7 February: 1974 attack on the Japanese Embassy in Kuwait.
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
12 December: 1983 Kuwait bombings.
Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah (cultural entity) established.
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 - 2–4 August: Invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces.
1991 - February: Iraqis ousted.
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 (estimate).
2002 - April: 2002 West Asian Games held.
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 - 29 June: Kuwaiti general election, 2006 held; the first including women voters.
2008 - Kuwait International Airport new terminal built.
2009 - Arraya Tower built.
2011 - Al Hamra Tower built.
2014 - Population: 538,053 in Capital Governorate; (plus nearby urban areas: 1,094,576 in Farwaniya Governorate, 898,401 in Hawalli Governorate, and 232,428 in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate).
See also
Kuwait City history
Other names of Kuwait City
List of areas of Capital Governorate
References
Bibliography
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