Kuwait City

Kuwait City مدينة الكويت Madīnat al-Kuwayt
Capital city
Skyline of Kuwait City Al Hamra Tower Kuwait Towers Liberation Tower Seif Palace Souq Sharq From top left: Kuwait City skyline, Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait Towers, Seif Palace, Souq Sharq port Kuwait Downtown in 2012 Kuwait City Souq Sharq Marina
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Nickname:  الديرة Ad-Dirah
Kuwait City Location of Kuwait City in Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait City (Asia)
Coordinates: 29°22′11″N 47°58′42″E
Country	Kuwait
Governorate	Capital
Established	1752
Area
• Capital city	860 km2 (330 sq mi)
Population  (2025)
• Capital city	3,405,000
• Metro	5,026,078
• Metro density	3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03:00 (AST)

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Kuwait City (/kʊˈweɪt/ ^ⓘ; Arabic: مدينة الكويت, romanised: Madīnat al-Kuwayt) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economic primate city of the emirate, being home to the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and the entirety of its banking system.

As of 2018, the metropolitan area had roughly three million inhabitants (more than 70% of the country's population). The city itself has no administrative status. All six governorates of the country contain parts of the urban agglomeration, which is subdivided into numerous areas. In a narrower sense, Kuwait City can also refer only to the town's historic core, which is part of the Capital Governorate and seamlessly merges with the adjacent urban areas.

Kuwait City's trade and transportation needs are served by Kuwait International Airport, Mina Al-Shuwaikh (Shuwaikh Port) and Mina Al Ahmadi (Ahmadi Port).