Al Asimah

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Al Asimah
ألعاصمه
Map of Kuwait with Al Asimah highlighted.
Capital
 • Coordinates
Al Kuwait
 • 29.366° N 47.978° E
Population
 • Density
261,013 (2005)
 • N/A/km²
Area
 • Districts
200 km² 
 • 12
ISO 3166-2 code KW-KU

Al Asimah (Arabic: ألعاصمه ), also called Al Kuwayt is one of the six governorates of Kuwait, and consists of Kuwait's capital, Kuwait City, and the surrounding suburbs of Shuwaikh, Shamiya, Dahiya Abduallah al Salem, Dasma, Bnied Al-Gar, Nuzha, Fayha, Adiliya, Khaldiya, Yarmouk, Qurtoba (Qortuba), and Kaifan.

Al Asimah means "the capital" in Arabic. Al Asimah houses most of Kuwait's financial and business centres such as the Kuwait Stock Exchange.



 
Governorates of Kuwait
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Al Ahmadi | Al Farwaniyah | Al Asimah | Al Jahra | Hawalli | Mubarak Al-Kabeer
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