Capital Governorate (Kuwait)

The Asimah Governorate or Capital Governorate^[a], 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.

Asimah Governorate محافظة العاصمة Muḥāfaẓat al-ʿĀṣima
Governorate
Map of Kuwait with Al-ʿĀṣima highlighted
Coordinates (Al Kuwait): 29°20′03″N 47°58′53″E
Country	Kuwait
Capital	Kuwait City
Areas	34
Area
• Total	200 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population  (June 2014)[1]
• Total	534,964
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03 (AST)
ISO 3166 code	KW-KU

The governorate houses most of Kuwait's financial and business centres such as the Kuwait Stock Exchange.

The Fourth Ring Road

The centre of Kuwait City at night, with the Kuwait National Assembly

Failaka Island ruins

Date seller in Kuwait's traditional Sūg li-Mbārkīya

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[2][3]	4	13,098	Often referred to simply as ið̣-Ð̣āḥya 'the suburb'.
Adailiya	العديلية	li-ʿDēlīya	1963[2]	4	11,006
Al-Sour Gardens	حدائق السور	Hādiqat il-sūr	1963[2]	4
Bnaid Al-Qar	بنيد القار	Bnēd il-Gār		1	13,171
Daiya	الدعية	id-Diʿīya	1957[2]	5	11,289
Dasma	الدسمة	id-Dasma	1954[2]	6	12,455
Doha	الدوحة	id-Dōḥa		5	22,047
Doha Port	ميناء الدوحة	Mina id-Dōḥa			573
Faiha	الفيحاء	il-Fēḥa	1956[2]	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[2]	7	17,300
Khaldiya	الخالدية	il-Xāldīya	1961[2]	4	9,820
Mansouriya	المنصورية	il-Manṣūrīya	1965[2]	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[2]	3	8,372
Qadsiya	القادسية	il-Qādsīya	1958[2]	9	14,389
Qortuba	قرطبة	Qurṭuba		5	28,736	Named after Cordoba in Spain
Rawda	الروضة	ir-Rōð̣a	1965[2]	5	21,535
Shamiya	الشامية	iš-Šāmīya	1955[2]	10	14,708
Sharq	شرق	Šarq		8	3,699
Shuwaikh	الشويخ	li-Šwēx	1954[2]	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.^[4] Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II become governor in 1985. Thabit Al Muhanna became governor in 2014.^[4]

Notes

1. Arabic: محافظة العاصمة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-ʿĀṣima; Gulf Arabic: il-ʿĀṣma