Jahra Governorate Explained

Al-Jahra Governorate
Native Name:محافظة الجهراء
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Governorate
Mapsize:frameless
Coordinates:29.337°N 47.658°W
Coor Pinpoint:Al-Jahra
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Kuwait
Parts Style:para
Parts Type:Districts
P1:25
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Fahad Ahmed Al-Ameer
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:11,230
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:491,392
Population As Of:June 2014
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:AST
Utc Offset1:+03
Iso Code:KW-JA

Al-Jahra Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الجهراء) 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.

Government

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistical Reports . 2014-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313222900/http://stat.paci.gov.kw/englishreports/ . 2014-03-13 . dead .
  2. Web site: Al-Jahra | governorate, Kuwait.
  3. Web site: Kuwait Islands | Beatona.
  4. Web site: Exploring Kuwait's historic areas: Jahra. 31 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Exploring Jahra's Red Palace. 26 September 2019.
  6. https://www.aidanbrooks.co.uk/farmers-of-jahra/nyrzyh4fvwxx7o49vf4ynub8vyfbrq Farmers of Jahra
  7. Book: Beaumont, Peter. Mclachlan, Keith Stanley. Agricultural development in the Middle East. Wiley. 1985. 285. 978-0-471-90762-6. registration.
  8. Book: Alan Rush. Al-Sabah: History & Genealogy of Kuwait's Ruling Family, 1752-1987. 1987. . London . 978-0-86372-081-9.