Madinat al-Hareer

Madinat al-Hareer
مدينة الحرير
Madinat al-Hareer is located in Kuwait
Madinat al-Hareer
Coordinates: 29°37′01″N 48°04′01″E / 29.617°N 48.067°E / 29.617; 48.067
Country Kuwait
DistrictJahra Governorate
Construction began2019 (Phase I)[1]
Founded by China[1][2]
 Kuwait[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Silk City (Arabic: مدينة الحرير romanized: Madinat al-Hareer) is a large infrastructure project in northern Kuwait which is currently under development (Phase I).[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][2][excessive citations] The project will be built in individual phases.[1] In May 2019, the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway opened as part of the Silk City project's first phase,[1] the project's first phase also includes Mubarak Al Kabeer Port which is currently under construction.[9][10][11][12][1][2] The Silk City project is part of China's Belt and Road Initiative.[13][1][6]

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  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference beltroad2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  8. ^ "LARGEST MIXED-USE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT IN THE WORLD". Tamdeen.
  9. ^ a b Ranju Warrier (19 February 2021). "Elsewedy Electric unit bags $53.2m contract for Kuwait's Boubyan substation". Construction Week.
  10. ^ a b "جهاز الحرير وبوبيان يستكمل ميناء مبارك الكبير بعد... 2024". Al Rai (in Arabic). 26 April 2021.
  11. ^ a b "الأشغال تنتظر مقاول ميناء مبارك لتسلم المرحلة الأولى ابتدائياً". Al Rai (in Arabic). 30 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b "المجلس الوزراء الكويتي يعقد اجتماعه الاسبوعي - حكومة - 15/03/2021 - كونا". Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) (in Arabic). 15 March 2021. ثم أحيط مجلس الوزراء علماً بتوصية اللجنة بشأن إفادة وزير الأشغال العامة عن الأعمال التنفيذية لتشغيل المرحلة الأولى من مشروع ميناء مبارك الكبير، والترتيبات القانونية والإدارية والتعاقدية لتنفيذه
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