Plan a trip to Kuwait

Places to see in Kuwait

12 of the 15 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Kuwait City

  مدينة الكويت

  City · Capital Governorate

  Kuwait City is the capital and largest city of Kuwait.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Deepak (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Kuwait Towers

  أبراج الكويت

  Landmark · Capital Governorate

  The Kuwait Towers are a group of three thin towers in Kuwait City, standing on a promontory into the Persian Gulf. They were the sixth, and last, group in the larger Kuwait Water Towers system of 34 towers, and were built in a style considerably different from the other five groups.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mikael Lindmark (CC BY-SA 2.5 se). Map

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  Bubiyan Island

  جزيرة بوبيان

  Island · Al Jahra Governorate

  Bubiyan Island is the largest island in the Kuwaiti coastal island chain situated in the north-western corner of the Persian Gulf, with an area of 863 km2 (333 sq mi). Bubiyan Island is part of the Shatt al-Arab delta.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Kuwait-Islands.png (Public domain). Map

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  Failaka Island

  جزيرة فيلكا

  Island · Capital Governorate

  Failaka Island is a Kuwaiti Island in the Persian Gulf. The island is 20 km off the coast of Kuwait City in the Persian Gulf.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Pburiot (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Al Jahra

  الجهراء

  City · Al Jahra Governorate

  Al Jahra is an area located 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the centre of Kuwait City in Kuwait. It is the capital of the Al Jahra Governorate of Kuwait as well as the surrounding Al Jahra District. Encyclopædia Britannica recorded the population in 1980 as 67,311.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: حادي (CC0). Map

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  Liberation Tower

  برج التحرير

  Landmark · Capital Governorate

  The Liberation Tower is a 372-meter-high or 1,220 feet tall telecommunications tower in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is the second-tallest structure in the country and the 39th tallest building in the world. The tower is not publicly accessible to tourists.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Deepak (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Grand Mosque of Kuwait

  Religious · Capital Governorate

  The Grand Mosque, located in Kuwait City, is the largest mosque in Kuwait and 8th largest in the world. The mosque can host upto 150,000 worshippers during the month of Ramadan.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Zairon (CC BY 4.0). Map

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  Salmiya

  السالمية

  City · Hawalli

  Salmiya is an area in Hawalli Governorate in Kuwait.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Night panorama of Salmiya from our living room.jpg (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Seif Palace

  قصر السيف

  Fort · Capital Governorate

  Seif Palace is a palace in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Located opposite the Grand Mosque, one of Seif Palace's best-known features is the watch tower, covered in blue tiles and with a roof plated in pure gold. Local materials such as clay, rocks, limestone, wood and metals were used in its construction.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: xiquinhosilva (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Kubbar Island

  جزيرة كبر

  Island · Capital Governorate

  Kubbar is a sandy island of Kuwait in the Persian Gulf, covered with shrub. It is located roughly 30 kilometers off the southern coast of Kuwait and 29 kilometres off the coast of Failaka. The island is nearly circular, with a diameter of 370 to 380 meters, corresponding to an area of about 11 ha.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Kubbar (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Kuwait National Museum

  متحف الكويت الوطني

  Museum · Capital Governorate

  The Kuwait National Museum is the national museum of Kuwait, located in Kuwait City. It was established in 1983 and designed by architect Michel Ecochard.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Kuwaitsoccer (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Kuwait Red Fort

  القصر الأحمر

  Fort · Jahra Governorate

  The Kuwait Red Fort is a historic Kuwaiti palace and museum that lies about 32 kilometres west of Kuwait City in Al-Jahra.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: The original uploader was Σύμμαχος at Arabic Wikipedia (Public domain). Map