Jibla[2] (Kuwaiti Arabic: جِبْلَة, romanized: Jibla, 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.
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 | |
| Country |  Kuwait |
| Governorate | Capital Governorate |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 14,518 |
References
edit- ^ هيئة المعلومات المدنية - مناطق محافظة الفروانية Archived 2017-12-19 at the Wayback Machine (Arabic)
- ^ "Geoportal for Kuwait Census 2011". Central Statistical Bureau of Kuwait. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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