Jahra Governorate

Al-Jahra Governorate

محافظة الجهراء
Al-Jahra Governorate محافظة الجهراء
Governorate
	Map of Kuwait with Al-Jahra highlighted
	Coordinates (Al-Jahra): 29°20′13″N 47°39′29″E / 29.337°N 47.658°E / 29.337; 47.658
Country	Kuwait
Districts	25
Government
• Governor	Fahad Ahmed Al-Ameer
Area
• Total	11,230 km2 (4,340 sq mi)
Population (June 2014)
• Total	491,392
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03 (AST)
ISO 3166 code	KW-JA

Al-Jahra Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الجهراء Muḥāfaẓat al-Ǧahrāʾ) is one of the six governorates of Kuwait.^[2] It is the largest Governorate in Kuwait accounting for 63 percent of its land area. It includes the town of Al Jahra, most of the northern and western parts of Kuwait, several islands (among them Bubiyan Island),^[3] and also western districts of Kuwait City. It also contains most of Kuwait's arable land. Al Jahra also has some historic relevance to Kuwait's history.^[4] The Red Palace or Al Qasr Al Ahmar is the most important historical landmark there.^[5]

Historically, Al Jahra was an agricultural oasis village and most locals were farmers.^[6]^[7] Al Jahra's most notable residents included Sheikh Thuwainy Bin Abdullah Al-Saadoun (Sheikh of Al-Muntafiq) in 1786, when he fled from Baghdad to Suleiman Pasha. He wanted to occupy Basra and Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sabah hosted him until he returned to Baghdad after he was pardoned by the Iraqi governor.

In 1925, Al-Jahra was under the administrative or governmental jurisdiction of Kuwait City, and the population lived on the cultivation of palm trees and a little wheat and barley. Al Jahra contained 170 houses including the palace of Pasha al-Naqib and the palace of the Mubarak al-Sabah. Nowadays Al Jahra is a modern city and farming has been reduced to various small farms. The geographic midpoint of Kuwait is located in this governorate.

Districts

Abdali
Al-Baith
Al Jahra
Al-Kwaisat
Al-Mutlaa
Alnaeem
Alnaseem
Aloyoon
Alqaser
Alretqah
Alroudhatain
Alsalmy
Alsubbyah
As-Sulaibiya
Alwaha
Amghara
Bubiyan Island
Jaber Al Ahmad
Kabed
Kazma
Om Alaish
Saad Alabdaullah City
Silk City
Taimaa
Warbah Island

Government

Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I became governor of the Jahra Governorate in 1985.^[8]

Towns

Al Jahra'
Al `Ulaymiyah
Al `Arfajiyah
Umm Ghatti
Dulay` ar Rukham
Ghudayy
Bahrat al `Awjah
Khawr al `Awjah
Jazirat Bubiyan
Markaz Warbah
Jazirat Warbah
Jal az Zawr
Tubayj
`Ashish ad Dawhah
As Sab`ah
Makhfar as Sabiyah
Al Sabahiyah
Al `Arfajiyah
Al Bahrah
Al Hujayjah
Al Mahraqah
An Nuwaynis
Ar Rukham
As Sif
Ra's al Barshah
Qasr as Sabiyah
Sha`ib ar Rukham
Khawr as Sabiyah
Ra's as Sabiyah

References

^ "Statistical Reports". Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
^ "Al-Jahra | governorate, Kuwait".
^ "Kuwait Islands | Beatona".
^ "Exploring Kuwait's historic areas: Jahra". 31 October 2019.
^ "Exploring Jahra's Red Palace". 26 September 2019.
^ Farmers of Jahra
^ Beaumont, Peter; Mclachlan, Keith Stanley (1985). Agricultural development in the Middle East. Wiley. pp. 285. ISBN 978-0-471-90762-6.
^ Alan Rush (1987). Al-Sabah: History & Genealogy of Kuwait's Ruling Family, 1752-1987. London: Ithaca Press. ISBN 978-0-86372-081-9.

External links

Jahra Governorate official website

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[1] "Statistical Reports". Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-09-03.

[2] "Al-Jahra | governorate, Kuwait".

[3] "Kuwait Islands | Beatona".

[4] "Exploring Kuwait's historic areas: Jahra". 31 October 2019.

[5] "Exploring Jahra's Red Palace". 26 September 2019.

[6] Farmers of Jahra

[jahra_argi-7] Beaumont, Peter; Mclachlan, Keith Stanley (1985). Agricultural development in the Middle East. Wiley. pp. 285. ISBN 978-0-471-90762-6.

[Rush1987-8] Alan Rush (1987). Al-Sabah: History & Genealogy of Kuwait's Ruling Family, 1752-1987. London: Ithaca Press. ISBN 978-0-86372-081-9.