Al-Farwaniyya Governorate

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محافظة الفروانية
al-Farwaniyya
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Basic data
Country Kuwait
Capital al-Farwaniyya
surface 190 km²
Residents 1,169,312 (June 2017)
density 6154 inhabitants per km²
founding 1988
ISO 3166-2 KW-FA
Website -
politics
Governor Faisal HM Al-Sabah

Coordinates: 29 ° 18 '  N , 47 ° 55'  E

Al-Farwaniyya Governorate ( Arabic محافظة الفروانية, DMG Muḥāfaẓat al-Farwānīya ) is the most populous of the six governorates of Kuwait in terms of the total number of inhabitants. It is the main residential area of ​​Kuwait and also forms an important part of Kuwait’s business activities. Faisal HM Al-Sabah has been the governor since May 2014 . Al-Farwaniyya consists of the following districts:

  • Abraq Khaitan
  • Al Andalus
  • Ishbiliya
  • Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh
  • Omariya
  • Ardiya
  • Herafi Ardiya
  • Firdous
  • Farwaniya
  • Al-Shadadiya
  • Rehab
  • Rabia
  • Rai
  • Mubarak Al-Abdullah
  • Al-Dajeej
  • Khaitan

Sports

The Omariya district is home to the headquarters and the stadium of Al Tadhamon SC , which won the Kuwaiti Second Football League three times .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kuwait. Accessed February 16, 2020 .