Mangaf
Mangaf
المنقف | |
|---|---|
Buildings in Mangaf | |
Mangaf Location of Mangaf in Kuwait. Mangaf Mangaf (Persian Gulf) Mangaf Mangaf (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 29°06′19″N 48°07′37″E / 29.10528°N 48.12694°E | |
| Country | Kuwait |
| Governorate | Ahmadi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time |
Mangaf (Arabic: المنقف) is an area of Kuwait in the Ahmadi Governorate, east of the town of Ahmadi, on the coast of the Persian Gulf and south of Kuwait City.
The area has a large concentration of shops and restaurants called Al Azeeziya including a link of the Sultan Center chain.[1] A Hilton Resort occupies a waterfront position.[2]
Tens of thousands of people live in Mangaf,[1] mainly migrant workers from India, Bangladesh and Egypt, frequently in overcrowded apartment blocks, one of which burned in June 2024, killing 50 people.[3]
References
- ^ a b Omar, Faten (10 January 2019). "Mangaf: Still in need of a clean up". Kuwait Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Hilton Kuwait Resort". Hilton. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Almulla, Yasmena; Nereim, Vivian (12 June 2024). "Fire in Kuwait Worker Housing Leaves at Least 49 Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2024.