- Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh
Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh (
Arabic : جليب الشيوخ Transliteration: Jalīb Al-Shuyūkh) is a town inKuwait . It is largely inhabited byexpatriate workers fromSouth Asia and Arab countries such asSyria andEgypt . A large proportion of the residents of Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh live in Kuwait without their spouses. [cite web |url=http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/102250509.html |title=Sexually transmitted diseases among bachelor community in Kuwait |accessdate=2007-11-28 |format= |work=NLM Gateway] The town is well known in Kuwait for its social problems, such as overcrowding andcrime . [cite news |first=Rania |last=El Gamal |title=Thousands live in the slums in Kuwait |url=http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MjAzMzM0OTcxMw= |work=Kuwait Times |date=2007-06-01 |accessdate=2007-11-28 ]Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh is located at 29.27°N and 47.93°E. [cite web |url=http://www.worldcitydb.com/jleeb_al_shuyoukh_1138433.html |title=Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh World City Database |accessdate=2007-11-28 |format= |work=WorldCityDB.com]
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