Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

Al Ahmadi
الأحمدي
Al Ahmadi is located in Kuwait
Al Ahmadi
Al Ahmadi
Coordinates: 29°5′N 48°5′E / 29.083°N 48.083°E / 29.083; 48.083
Country Kuwait
GovernorateAhmadi Governorate
Area
 • Total60 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total637,411
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Al Ahmadi (Arabic: الأحمدي) is a town located in, and the capital of, Al Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait.[2] It was founded in 1946 with the discovery of oil there.

Al Ahmadi is a district located in the south of the country. It contains the headquarters for the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) with many of its refineries located there.

  1. ^ Anthony Axon; Susan Hewitt, eds. (2019). Kuwait 1975/76 - 2019. Vol. 3. Leiden; Boston, MA: Brill Publishers. p. 338. ISBN 978-90-04-42381-7.
  2. ^ "Al-Aḥmadī". Britannica.