Jahra Governorate


Jahra Governorate is one of the six governorates of Kuwait. 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. 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. The Red Palace is the most important historical landmark there.
Historically, Al Jahra was an agricultural oasis village and most locals were farmers. Al Jahra's most notable residents included Sheikh Thuwainy Bin Abdullah Al-Saadoun 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 Talib 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

EnglishArabicPopulationNotes/Landmarks
Abdaliالعبدلي86,437
Al-Mutlaaالمطلاع
Kazmaكازما
Bahraبحرة
Kabdكبد
Al-Sheqayaالشقايه
Al-Nahdaالنهضة6,756
Amghara Industrialأمغرة8,623
Bar Al-Jahraبر الجهراء1,044Desert area of Jahra.
Jahraالجهراء38,664Governorate seat.
Jahra Industrial Herafiyaالجهراء الصناعية الحرفية1,259
Naeemالنعيم13,913
Nasseemالنسيم18,745
Oyounالعيون31,009
Qasrالقصر42,050
Jaber Al-Ahmadجابر الأحمد
Saad Al Abdullahسعد العبدالله65,394
Salmiالسالمي1,187
Subiyaالصبية
Sulaibiyaالصليبية58,275
Sulaibiya Agricultural Areaالصليبية الزراعية6,778
Sulaibiya Residentialالصليبية السكنية
Taimaتيماء52,740
Wahaالواحة28,154
Bubiyan Islandجزيرة بوبيان
Warbah Islandجزيرة وربة

Government

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