Al Jahra Governorate

For the football club, see Al Jahra (football club).

Al Jahra الجهراء
—  Governorate  —
Map of Kuwait with Al Jahra highlighted
Coordinates (Jahra): 29°20′13″N 47°39′29″E / 29.337°N 47.658°E / 29.337; 47.658Coordinates: 29°20′13″N 47°39′29″E / 29.337°N 47.658°E / 29.337; 47.658
Country	Kuwait
Capital	Jahra
Districts	3
Area
– Total	11,230 km2 (4,335.9 sq mi)
Population (2007-12-31)
– Total	412,053
– Density	36.7/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+03)
ISO 3166 code	KW-JA

The Red Fort in Al Jahra

Al Jahra is one of the six governorates of Kuwait. It is located to the northwest of the other governorates and houses the city of Jahra among others. It includes Bubiyan Island and is by far the largest governorate in Kuwait. It also contains most of Kuwait's arable land. Al Jahra also has some historic relevance to Kuwait's history. The Red Palace or Al Qasr Al Ahmar is the most important historical landmark there. In and around it the famous battle between Kuwait and the Dweesh army took place. When Jahra was a village it was an oasis and most Jahrans were farmers. Now Jahra is a large city and farming has been reduced to a few small farms.

Districts

Doha

Doha is a town located in the Al Jahra governorate. The town was the site of a major US military base that closed in 2005 and was returned to the Kuwaiti government.

Mutla

Mutla is a very unpopulated district located in the Al Jahra governorate. The Mutla Ridge is located there.

Jahra

See Jahra.

See also

• History of Kuwait