Capital Governorate, Kuwait

The Capital Governorate ( ), sometimes named Al Kuwayt, is one of the six governorates of Kuwait. It makes up the historic core of Kuwait City, industrial and port areas such as Shuwaikh and Doha Port,  and several offshore islands. It is made up of the following areas:

 Abdullah Al-Salem عبدالله السالم
 Adiliya العديلية
 Bneid Al-Qar بنيد القار
 Al Da'iya الدعية
 Al Dasma الدسمة
 Al Faiha الفيحا
 Jaber Al-Ahmad جابر الاحمد
 Jibla
 Kaifan كيفان
 Khaldiya
 Al Mansouriah المنصورية
 Murgab المرقاب
 Al-Nuzha النزهة
 Al Qadisiya القادسية
 Qurtoba قرطبة
 Rawdah الروضة
 Al Shamiya الشامية
 Sharq
 Al Shuwaikh الشويخ
 Sulaibikhat
 Al Surra السرة
 Al Yarmouk اليرموك
 North West Sulaibikhat شمال غرب الصليبيخات

Al-ʿĀṣima means 'The Capital' in Arabic. Al-ʿĀṣima houses most of Kuwait's financial and business centres such as the Kuwait Stock Exchange.

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