Jibla, Kuwait

Jibla
جِبْلَة
District
Jibla
Location in Kuwait
Jibla
Jibla (Persian Gulf)
Jibla
Jibla (Asia)
Coordinates: 29°22′16″N 47°58′17″E / 29.37111°N 47.97139°E / 29.37111; 47.97139
Country Kuwait
GovernorateCapital Governorate
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total
14,518

Jibla[2] (Kuwaiti Arabic: جِبْلَة, romanizedJibla, from Qibla قِبْلَة) is a historic area of Kuwait City. It is one of Kuwait's oldest neighbourhoods, although most pre-oil buildings were demolished. The area forms the bulk of the core of modern-day Kuwait City, along with Sharq, Mirgab, and Dasman.

References

  1. ^ هيئة المعلومات المدنية - مناطق محافظة الفروانية Archived 2017-12-19 at the Wayback Machine (Arabic)
  2. ^ "Geoportal for Kuwait Census 2011". Central Statistical Bureau of Kuwait. Retrieved 26 November 2019.