Timeline of Kuwait City
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The following is a timeline of the history of Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governorate, Kuwait, and its metro surroundings.
18th century
- 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[1][2]
20th century
- 1901 — Population: c. 15,000[2]
- 1904 — Seif Palace expansion begins
- 1912 — U.S. mission established[3]
- 1915 — Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah becomes governor of Kuwait City
- 1921 — City wall built;[3] Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah becomes sultan[4]
- 1930 — Kuwait Municipality established[5][6]
- 1936 — Central Library established[7]
- 1948 — Population: c. 80,000[3]
- 1950s — Hawally development begins near city[8]
- 1951 — Urban master plan commissioned[9]
- 1957 — City wall removed;[10] Kuwait National Museum founded.[11]
- 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;[12] Al-Watan newspaper begins publication[13]
- 1963 — National Assembly of Kuwait headquartered in city.
- 1965 — Kuwait Transport Company established; public transit begins with route from city center to Fahaheel District;[14] Population: 99,633[15]
- 1966 — Kuwait University established
- 1967 — Arab Towns Organization headquartered in Kaifan
- 1970 — Urban master plan commissioned (approximate date)[9][16]
- 1972 — Al-Qabas newspaper begins publication[13]
- 1974 — Japanese embassy attacked (7 Feb.)
- 1975 — International School of Pakistan established in Al Farwaniyah; Population: 78,116[17]
- 1976 — Al-Anba newspaper begins publication;[13] Kuwait Water Towers built[11][18]
- 1979 — Kuwait Towers built;[18] Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I becomes governor (approximate date);[12] Jahra Governorate established near city[citation needed]
- 1980 — Kuwait Petroleum Corporation headquartered in city
- 1982 — Kuwait National Assembly Building[9] and Al-Fahed Mosque[18] built
- 1983 — 1983 Kuwait bombings (12 Dec.); Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah (cultural entity) established[19]
- 1984 — Gulf Cooperation Council meets[20]
- 1985 — Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II becomes governor[12]
- 1986 — Grand Mosque (Kuwait) and Al-Marzook Medical Center and Mosque[18] built
- 1988 — Lycée Français de Koweït established in Salmiya; Farwaniya Governorate established near city[citation needed]
- 1990 — Invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces (2–4 Aug.)
- 1991 — Iraqis ousted (Feb.)[21]
- 1993 — Liberation Tower (Kuwait) and Al-Mubarrah Community Center built; Urban master plan created by Kuwait Municipality[9]
- 1994 — National Library of Kuwait headquartered in city[7]
- 1995 — Population: 28,747 in Kuwait City[13]
- 1998 — Al-Sharq Waterfront built[18]
- 1999 — Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate established near city[citation needed]
21st century
- 2001 — Population: 388,532 in Capital Governorate[13]
- 2002 — 2002 West Asian Games held (Apr.)
- 2003 — Museum of Modern Art opens;[19] Urban master plan created[9]
- 2004 — Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Tower built;[22] 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[23]
- 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[24]
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