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  2. britannica.com

    For the history of the broader region before the founding of Kuwait, see history of Arabia. Āl Ṣabāḥ's arrival, British protectorate, and Kuwait's independence. The city of Kuwait—on which the State of Kuwait is centred—originated when the Banū (Banī) ʿUtūb, a group of families of the ʿAnizah tribe in the interior of the ...
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    Kuwait City (Arabic: مدينة الكويت, romanized: Madinat 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 Arabian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economic center of the emirate, containing Kuwait's Seif Palace, government offices, and the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks.
  4. britannica.com

    Jan 16, 2025Kuwait - Persian Gulf, Oil, Independence: The origin of the city of Kuwait—and of the State of Kuwait—is usually placed at about the beginning of the 18th century, when the Banū (Banī) ʿUtūb, a group of families of the ʿAnizah tribe in the interior of the Arabian Peninsula, migrated to the area that is now Kuwait. The foundation of the autonomous sheikhdom of Kuwait dates from 1756 ...
  5. britannica.com

    Jan 16, 2025Kuwait, country of the Arabian Peninsula located in the northwestern corner of the Persian Gulf. A small emirate nestled between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, it is situated in a section of one of the driest deserts on Earth. The capital is Kuwait city, which is home to most of the country's population.
  6. wikiwand.com

    In 1521, Kuwait was under Portuguese control. [101] In the late 16th century, the Portuguese built a defensive settlement in Kuwait. [102] In the early to mid 1700s, Kuwait City was a small fishing village.Administratively, it was a sheikhdom, ruled by local sheikhs from Bani Khalid clan. [103] Sometime in the mid 1700s, the Bani Utbah settled in Kuwait. [104] [105] Sometime after the death of ...
  7. kuwaitembassy.se

    History of Kuwait Kuwait Embassy Stockholm 2024-05-17T15:08:55+02:00. ... This may have been in the area in Kuwait City known today as Wattiya. The Utub, a federation of Arab families, were driven out of Al-Aflaj in central Arabia by the drought in the 17th century. They learned sea-faring and then scattered into various Arabian Gulf ports ...
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  1. History of Kuwait

    Kuwait is a sovereign state in Western Asia located at the head of the Persian Gulf. The geographical region of Kuwait has been occupied by humans since antiquity, particularly due to its strategic location at the head of the Persian Gulf. In the pre-oil era, Kuwait was a regional trade port. In the modern era, Kuwait is best known for the Gulf War. Wikipedia

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