Place:Al Jahra, Kuwait

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NameAl Jahra
Alt namesAl Jahrahsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Al-Jahrā'source: WeRelate abbreviation
al-Jahrā' governoratesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Muāfaat al Jahrahsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
TypeGovernorate
Coordinates29.333°N 47.667°E
Located inKuwait
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Al-Jahrah


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Al Jahra is a town and city located west of the centre of Kuwait City in Kuwait. Al Jahra is the capital of the Al Jahra Governorate of Kuwait as well as the surrounding Al Jahra District which is agriculturally based. Encyclopædia Britannica recorded the population in 1980 as 67,311. Historically, Jahra was a predominantly agricultural area. There are currently various farms in Jahra.

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


al-Jahrā' is a governorate.

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