Timeline of Kuwait City

The following is a timeline of the history of Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governorate, Kuwait, and its metro surroundings.

18th century

• Early 1700s Small fishing village of Grane or Kureyn under the control of the Bani Khalid Emirate, independent of Ottoman control since 1670
• 1750s Bani Utbah migrants establish the Sheikhdom of Kuwait under the auspices of the Bani Khalid
• 17751779 Siege of Basra by Persia prompts Iraqi merchants and shipwrights to relocate to Kuwait City, along with trade routes from India, Muscat, and Persia to Baghdad, Aleppo, Smyrna, and Constantinople
• 1792 E. India Company establishes Kuwaiti factory, tying the city's trade to East Africa

19th century

• 1871 Al-Hasa Expedition returns Kuwait to Ottoman rule
• 1875 Kuwait organized as part of Basra Vilayet
• 1899 Treaty with the United Kingdom signed by Mubarak Al-Sabah

20th century

• 1901 Population: c. 15,000
• 1904 Seif Palace expansion begins
• 1912 U.S. mission established
• 1915 Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah becomes governor of Kuwait City
• 1921 City wall built; Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah becomes sultan
• 1930 established
• 1936 Central Library established
• 1948 Population: c. 80,000
• 1950s Hawally development begins near city
• 1951 Urban master plan commissioned
• 1957 City wall removed; Kuwait National Museum founded.
• 1961 Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development headquartered in city
• 1962 City becomes part of newly established Capital Governorate; Nasir Sabah Nasir Mubarak I becomes governor; Al-Watan newspaper begins publication
• 1963 National Assembly of Kuwait headquartered in city.
• 1965 Kuwait Transport Company established; public transit begins with route from city center to Fahaheel District; Population: 99,633
• 1966 Kuwait University established
• 1967 Arab Towns Organization headquartered in Kaifan
• 1970 Urban master plan commissioned (approximate date)
• 1972 Al-Qabas newspaper begins publication
• 1974 Japanese embassy attacked (7 Feb.)
• 1975 International School of Pakistan established in Al Farwaniyah; Population: 78,116
• 1976 Al-Anba newspaper begins publication; Kuwait Water Towers built
• 1979 Kuwait Towers built; Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I becomes governor (approximate date); Jahra Governorate established near city
• 1980 Kuwait Petroleum Corporation headquartered in city
• 1982 Kuwait National Assembly Building and Al-Fahed Mosque built
• 1983 1983 Kuwait bombings (12 Dec.); Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah (cultural entity) establishedhttp://darmuseum.org.kw/about/
• 1984 Gulf Cooperation Council meets
• 1985 Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II becomes governor
• 1986 Grand Mosque (Kuwait) and Al-Marzook Medical Center and Mosque built
• 1988 Lycée Français de Koweït established in Salmiya; Farwaniya Governorate established near city
• 1990 Invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces (24 Aug.)
• 1991 Iraqis ousted (Feb.)
• 1993 Liberation Tower (Kuwait) and Al-Mubarrah Community Center built; Urban master plan created by Kuwait Municipality
• 1994 National Library of Kuwait headquartered in city
• 1995 Population: 28,747 in Kuwait City
• 1998 Al-Sharq Waterfront built
• 1999 Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate established near city

21st century

• 2001 Population: 388,532 in Capital Governorate
• 2002 2002 West Asian Games held (Apr.)
• 2003 Museum of Modern Art opens; Urban master plan created
• 2004 Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Tower built; American University of Kuwait opens in Salmiya
• 2005 Dar Al Awadi Tower built in Sharq
• 2006 General election held 29 June, the first including female voters
• 2008 Kuwait International Airport's new terminal built
• 2009 Arraya Tower built
• 2011 Al Hamra Tower built
• 2014 Population: 538,053 in Capital Governorate, 1,094,576 in Farwaniya Governorate, 898,401 in Hawalli Governorate, and 232,428 in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate

See also

• Kuwait City history
• Other names of Kuwait City
• List of areas of Capital Governorate

References

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