Kuwait Art Photo Club (Post 1 Award 1)
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In 1965, the government of Kuwait commissioned the Swedish engineering company of VBB (since 1997 Sweco) to develop and implement a plan for a modern water-supply system for Kuwait City. The company built five groups of water towers, 31 in total, designed by its chief architect Sune Lindström, called "the mushroom towers".
For a sixth site, the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed, wanted a more spectacular design. This last group, known as Kuwait Towers, consists of three towers, two of which also serve as water towers. Water from the Desalination facility is pumped up to the tower.
These thirty-three towers have together a standard capacity of 102,000 cubic meters of water. "The Water Towers" (The Kuwait Tower and the Kuwait Water Towers) were awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (1980)
Submitted: 28/01/2017
Accepted: 14/02/2017
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- TOWER BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 14-Jun-2017
- CNN Digital (GEORGIA) 23-Jan-2018
- AllianceBernstein (NEW YORK) 26-Jan-2018
- NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT (Kuwait) 21-Jan-2018
- Hearst - Italy (Italy) 11-Mar-2018
- About.com PA (NEW YORK) 13-Mar-2018
- Hearst Russia Global Deal (Russian Federation) 22-Mar-2018
- Promotora de Informaciones, S. (Spain) 18-Apr-2018
- Abrar Alhussaini (Kuwait)22-Jul-2018
- Microsoft Multimedia Publishin (WASHINGTON) 18-Jul-2018
- Balance Publishing (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 26-Nov-2018
- BNP Paribas (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 03-Dec-2018
- Kokuyo Camlin Limited (India) 29-Aug-2019
- SIMON & SCHUSTER (NEW YORK) 27-Mar-2020
- SIMON & SCHUSTER (NEW YORK) 13-Apr-2020
- BBC News & Sport (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 25-Aug-2020
- YiTing Huang (Taiwan) 08-Nov-2021
- KHAYAL CONSULTANTS (Kuwait) 03-Jan-2023
- BBC Global News Limited (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 26-Aug-2025
- Amazon- Alexa (WASHINGTON) 16-Nov-2025
- Elsevier Inc (MISSOURI) 30-Nov-2025
Located on the waterfront at Ras Al Ardh in the Salmiya region in Kuwait
The Scientific Center has three main sections; Aquarium, Discovery Place and IMAX theater.
The Aquarium is home to a 1.5 million liter tank full of different kinds of fish and sharks. Also, it has visual representations of the nature of the Kuwaiti desert, sea and the coastline's wildlife and marine life. There is also another 100,000-liter tank which holds different sharks and coral.
There people are able to see different ships related to its history.
The Kuwait Towers are three towers of reinforced concrete in Kuwait City. The main tower is 187 metres high and serves as a restaurant and water tower. It also has a Viewing Sphere which rises to 123 meters above sea level and completes a full turn every 30 minutes. The second tower is 145.8 metres high and serves as a water tower. The third tower houses equipment to control the flow of electricity and illuminates the two larger towers. The towers hold 4,500 cubic meters of water. The towers were designed by Sune Lindström and Malene Björn and were built by Energoprojekt, a company from Belgrade, Yugoslavia. They opened to the public in March of 1979
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I love to see this sunset So Quiet place & Romantic view i wish you see it some day ,,,
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Kuwait beach and pier on Arabian Gulf street, Kuwait city
Submitted: 08/12/2017
Accepted: 14/12/2017
Kuwait - Home Studio
Model " MR. X "
Camera: Canon EOS 400D Digital
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Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
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( ولا تحسبن الذين قتلوا في سبيل الله أمواتا بل احياء عند ربهم يرزقون )
دعاء لشهدائنا و شهداء المسلمين
و موتانا و موتى المسلمين..
اللهم اغفر لآبائنا وأمهاتنا الذين شهدوا لك بالوحدانية ولنبيك بالرسالة وماتوا على ذلك... اللهم اغفر لهم وارحمهم..وعافهم واعف عنهم..وأكرم نزلهم .. ووسع مدخلهم.. واغسلهم بالماء والثلج والبرد..ونقهم من الذنوب والخطايا كما ينقى الثوب الأبيض.. اللهم جازهم بالحسنات إحسانا.. وبالسيئات عفواً وغفرانا..اللهم أنزل على قبرهم الضياء والنور..والفسحة والفرح والسرور..اللهم أنزل عليهم بردا وسلاما..اللهم انقلهم برحمتك من عتمة القبور..إلى نور وسعة الدور والقصور ومن ضيق اللحود إلى جناتك جنات الخلود ..في سدر مخضود..وطلح منضود.. وظل ممدود..وماء مسكوب..وفاكهة كثيرة..لا مقطوعة ولا ممنوعة..وفرش مرفوعة .. اللهم لا تحرمنا أجرهم ولا تفتنا بعدهم واغفر لنا ولهم ....اللهم اجعل قبرهم روضة من رياض الجنة .. اللهم بيض وجههم..ويمّن كتابهم..ويسر حسابهم..وليّن ترابهم..وطيب ثراهم..وثبتهم على الصراط..اللهم اجعلهم يمرون على الصراط كالبرق الخاطف.. اللهم أظلهم تحت ظل عرشك..يوم لا ظل إلاّ ظلك ولا باقٍ إلاّ وجهك..
ولا تحرمهم النظر إلى وجهك الكريم..والشوق إلى لقائك.. اللهم احشرهم تحت لواء نبيك محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم..واسقهم من يده الشريفة الطاهرة.. شربة هنيئة مريئه..لايظمؤون بعدها أبدا..وبلغهم شفاعة الحبيب المصطفى.. اللهم اجعل القرآن العظيم شفيعا لهم في قبورهم..وشاهدا لهم في الآخرة..وحجة لهم يارب العالمين.. اللهم اجعلهم من السبعين ألفا الذين يدخلون الجنة بغير حساب.. اللهم أسكنهم في الفردوس الأعلى من الجنة مع نبينا و حبيبنا محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم.. اللهم أسكنهم في قصورها..واسقهم من أنهارها..
وأطعمهم من ثمارها.. اللهم أخرجهم من ذنوبهم كيوم ولدتهم أمهاتهم..واعتق رقابهم من النار..اللهم اقض عنهم كل دين.. اللهم أبدلهم دارا خيرا من دارهم .. وصحبا خير من صحبهم .. واجعل لهم من بعدهم صدقة جارية ..وعلم ينتفع به ..وولد صالح يدعو لهم من ذريتهم بخير إلى يوم الدين ..واجمعنا بهم في الفردوس الأعلى من الجنة .. برحمتك يا أرحم الراحمين
Dirt Bike Race
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Is a sovereign Arab emirate situated in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and lies on the northwestern shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the Arabic "akwat", the plural of "kout", meaning fortress built near water. The emirate covers an area of 20,000 square kilometres (6,880 sq mi) and has a population of about 3.0 million.
Historically, the region was the site of Characene, a major Parthian port for trade between India and Mesopotamia. The Bani Utbah tribe were the first permanent Arab settlers in the region and laid the foundation of the modern emirate. By 19th century, Kuwait came under the influence of the Ottoman Empire and after the World War I, it emerged as an independent sheikhdom under the protection of the British Empire. Kuwait's large oil fields were discovered in the late 1930s. After it gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1961, the nation's oil industry saw unprecedented growth. In 1990, Kuwait was invaded and annexed by neighboring Iraq. The seven month-long Iraqi occupation came to an end after a direct military intervention by United States-led forces. Nearly 773 Kuwaiti oil wells were set ablaze by the retreating Iraqi army resulting in a major environmental and economic catastrophe. Kuwait's infrastructure was badly damaged during the war and had to be rebuilt.
Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government, with Kuwait City serving as the country's political and economic capital. The country has the world's fifth largest oil reserves and petroleum and petroleum products now account for nearly 95% of export revenues, and 80% of government income. Kuwait is the eleventh richest country in the world per capita and has the highest human development index (HDI) in the Arab world.[10] Kuwait is classified as a high income economy by the World Bank and is designated as a major non-NATO ally of the United States.
History
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Kuwait
Geography
Kuwait is situated in Southwest Asia, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Once a small Persian Gulf sheikhdom known locally as a center for pearl diving and boat construction, Kuwait came to international prominence in the post-World War II era largely because of its enormous oil revenues. Yet its history as an autonomous political entity is much older, dating back to the eighteenth century. At that time, the town of Kuwait was settled by migrants from central Arabia who arrived at what was then a lightly populated fishing village under the suzerainty of the Bani Khalid tribe of Arabia. Members of one family, the Al Sabah, have ruled Kuwait from that time.
Since2009 Kuwait has been ruled by Shaykh Jabir al Ahmad al Jabir Al Sabah and his designated successor, Shaykh Saad al Abd Allah as Salim Al Sabah, the prime minister and crown prince. In the postwar period, these men have supported, with some ambivalence, the strengthening of popular participation in decision making as provided for in the constitution.
Kuwait is located at the far northwestern corner of the Persian Gulf. It is a small state of about 200.000 square kilometers, a little smaller than the state of New Jersey. At its most distant points, it is about 200 kilometers north to south and 170 kilometers east to west.
Other Info
Oficial name:
دولة الكويت
Dawlat al-Kuwayt
Independence:
June 19, 1961
Area:
17.818km2
Inhabitants:
3.670.000
Languages:
Arabic, Gulf Spoken [afb] 500,000 in Kuwait (1986). Alternate names: Khaliji. Dialects: Kuwaiti Hadari Arabic. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
More information.
Arabic, Standard [arb] Middle East, North Africa. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
More information.
Mehri [gdq] 14,358 in Kuwait (2000 WCD). Scattered individuals in Kuwait. Alternate names: Mahri. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian
Capital city:
Kuwait city
Meaning country name:
From the Arabic diminutive form of "Kut/Kout" meaning "fortress built near water".
Description Flag:
The flag of Kuwait (Arabic: علم الكويت) was adopted on September 7, 1961 and officially hoisted November 24, 1961.
The colours' meaning came from a poem by Safie Al-Deen Al-Hali:
White are our deeds
Black are our battles
Green are our lands
Red are our swords
Rules of hanging and flying the flag:
Horizontally: The green stripe should be on top.
Vertically: The green strip should be on the right side of the flag.
Coat of arms:
The Coat of arms of Kuwait (Arabic: شعار الكويت) was adopted in 1962 and it consists of the shield of the flag design in color superimposed on a falcon with wings displayed. The falcon supports a disk containing a sailing ship (dhow) with the full name of the State written (in Arabic) at the top of the disk.
The dhow is a symbol of the maritime tradition of the country and is also found in the national coats of arms of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The falcon is a symbol of the Banu Quraish line, to which the prophet Muhammad belonged and is likewise found in many coats of arms of the Arabian Peninsula.
The coat of arms replaced an older emblem with a falcon and two crossed flags.
National Anthem: Al-Nasheed Al-Watani, Arabic: النشيد الوطني, meaning "National Anthem".
Arabic text
وطني الكويت سلمت للمجد *** وعلى جبينك طالع السعد
يا مهد آباءالأولى كتبوا *** سفرالخلود فنادت الشهب
الله أكبر إنهم عرب *** طلعت كواكب جنة الخلد
بوركت يا وطني الكويت لنا *** سكنا وعشت على المدى وطنا
يفديك حر في حماك بنى *** صرح الحياة بأكرم الأيدي
نحميك يا وطني وشاهدنا *** شرع الهدى والحق رائدنا
وأميرنا للعز قائدنا *** رب الحمية صادق الوعد
تمّ الاسترجاع من
Transliteration
Refrain
Watanil Kuwait Salemta Lilmajdi
Wa Ala Jabeenoka Tali-Ossadi
Watanil Kuwait
Watanil Kuwait
Watanil Kuwait Salemta Lilmajdi.
1
Ya Mahda Abaa-il Ola Katabou
Sefral Khloudi Fanadati Shohobo
Allaho Akbar Ehnahom Arabo
Talaat Kawakebo Jannatil Kholdi
2
Bourekta Ya Watanil Kuwaita Lana
Sakanan Wa Eshta Alal Mada Watana
Yafdeeka Horron Fi Hemaka Bana
Sarhol Hayati Be Akramil Aydi
3
Nahmeeka Ya Watani Wa Shahidona
Sharoul Hoda Wal Haqqo Ra-Edona
Wa Amirona Lil Ezzi Qa-Edona
Rabbol Hamiyati Sadqol Waadi
English translation
Kuwait, my country, may you be safe and glorious!
May you always enjoy good fortune!
You are the cradle of my ancestors,
Who put down its memory.
With everlasting symmetry, showing all eternity,
Those Arabs were heavenly,
Kuwait, my country,
May you be safe and glorious!
May you always enjoy good fortune.
Blessed be my Country a homeland for harmony,
Warded by true sentry giving their soils aptly,
Building high its history, Kuwait,
My country, we're for you my Country,
Led by faith and loyalty,
With its Amir equally,
Fencing us all fairly, with warm love and verity,
Kuwait, my country,
May you be safe and glorious.
May you always enjoy good fortune!
Internet Page: www.da.gov.kw
Kuwait in diferent languages
eng | arg | ast | cat | dan | dsb | eus | fin | fur | glg | hau | hsb | ina | ita | jav | jnf | lld | nor | que | rup | sme | spa | srd | swa | swe | tet: Kuwait
afr | fry | lim | nld: Koeweit
ces | hrv | slk | slv: Kuvajt
bre | lin | oci: Koweit
deu | ltz | nds: Kuweit / Kuweit; Kuwait / Kuwait
est | vor: Kuveit
fao | hun: Kuvait
gag | kaa: Kuveyt / Кувейт
ibo | wol: Kuwet
ind | msa: Kuwait / كويت
kin | run: Koweti
pol | szl: Kuwejt
roh | ron: Kuweit
wln | zza: Kuweyt
aze: Küveyt / Күвејт
bam: Kɔwɛyiti
bos: Kuvajt / Кувајт
cor: Koweyt
crh: Küveyt / Кувейт
csb: Kùwejt
cym: Coweit
epo: Kuvajto
fra: Koweït
frp: Koveyit
gla: Cubhait; Cuait; Kubhait
gle: Cuáit / Cuáit
glv: Yn Choowait
hat: Kowet
haw: Kuete
isl: Kúveit
kmr: Kûvêyt / Кувейт / کووڤێیت; Qûvêyt / Qувейт / قووڤێیت
kur: Kuweyt / کووەیت; Kûweyt / کوووەیت
lat: Cuvaitum; Kuvaitum; Quatum
lav: Kuveita
lit: Kuveitas
mlg: Kowaita
mlt: Kuwajt
mol: Kuweit / Кувейт
nrm: Cohouête
por: Koweit; Quaite; Kuwait; Couaite; Kuait; Coveite
rmy: Kuweit / कुवेइत
scn: Cuvait
slo: Kuveit / Кувеит
smg: Kovėits
smo: Kuati
som: Kuwayt; Kuweyt
sqi: Kuvajti
ton: Kiueiti
tuk: Kuweýt / Кувейт
tur: Kuveyt; Küveyt
uzb: Kuvayt / Кувайт
vie: Cô-oét
vol: Kuväytän
abq | alt | bul | che | chm | chv | kbd | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | mon | oss | rus | tyv | udm | ukr: Кувейт (Kuvejt)
bak | tat: Кувейт / Kuveyt
bel: Кувейт / Kuviejt; Кувэйт / Kuvejt
kaz: Куейт / Kweyt / كۋەيت
lbe: Кувайт (Kuwajt)
mkd: Кувајт (Kuvajt)
srp: Кувајт / Kuvajt
tgk: Кувайт / کویت / Kuvajt
ara: الكويت (al-Kuwayt)
ckb: کووەیت / Kuweyt
fas: کویت / Koveyt
prs: کویت (Kovait)
pus: کويټ (Kuwayṫ); کويت (Kuwayt)
uig: كۇۋەيت / Kuweyt / Кувейт
urd: کویت (Kuvæt)
div: ކުވެއިތް (Kuve'it); ކުވެއިތު (Kuve'itu)
syr: ܟܘܘܝܬ (Kūwayt)
heb: כוית / כווית (Kuvayt)
lad: קוב'אייט / Kuvayt
yid: קוּװײַט (Kuvayt)
amh: ኩዌት (Kuwet)
ell-dhi: Κουβέιτ (Koyvéit)
ell-kat: Κοβέϊτ (Kovéït); Κουβέϊτ (Koyvéït); Κουέτ (Koyét)
hye: Քուվեյթ (Ḳouveyṭ)
kat: ქუვეითი (Ḳuveiṭi); კუვეიტი (Kuveiti)
hin: कुवैत (Kuvæt)
nep: कुवेत (Kuvet)
ben: কুয়েত (Kuyet)
pan: ਕੁਵੈਤ (Kuvæt)
kan: ಕುವೈತ್ (Kuvait)
mal: കുവൈറ്റ് (Kuvaiṟṟ); കുവൈത്ത് (Kuvaitt)
tam: குவெய்த் (Kuveyt); குவைத் (Kuvait)
tel: కువైట్ (Kuvaiṭ)
zho: 科威特 (Kēwēitè)
jpn: クウェイト (Kuweito); クェート (Kuwēto)
kor: 쿠웨이트 (Kuweiteu)
dzo: ཀུ་ཝེཊ་ (Ku.weṭ.)
mya: ကူဝိတ္ (Kuweiʿ)
tha: คูเวต (Kʰūwēt)
khm: គុយវ៉ែត (Kuyvæt); គុយវែត (Kuyvæt)
in Kuwait ...
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The Kuwait Towers are three towers of reinforced concrete in Kuwait City. The main tower is 187 metres high and serves as a restaurant and water tower. It also has a Viewing Sphere which rises to 123 meters above sea level and completes a full turn every 30 minutes. The second tower is 145.8 metres high and serves as a water tower. The third tower houses equipment to control the flow of electricity and illuminates the two larger towers. The towers hold 4,500 cubic meters of water. The towers were designed by Sune Lindström and Malene Björn and were built by Energoprojekt, a company from Belgrade, Yugoslavia. They opened to the public in March of 1979
A view of Kuwait City, near a coastal interfaces, with moments of sunset.
منظر لمدينة الكويت ، قرب أحد الواجهات البحرية، مع لحظات الغروب
يالله يا رب العباد المصلين ==انك تعز البل وناس ن قنتها
وانك تقبل دعوة المستغيثين == وترجع لها في ديرة ن داهلتها
ما سيل العارض الى حد يبرين ==لاقصا محيط الشرق هذي جهتها
مدهال ملحا طايرة شبح وذهين ==من طول غاربها وطول رقبتها
ملحا غشاها الملح والنور والزين ==من خفها لا راسها واشعفتها
تفرق على صيغة كبار العثانين ==بالخشم والخده وطول اسبلتها
عسماء يدين ن مثل وصف الموازين ==يعجبك ما طا خفها وعسمتها
الى وطت في الارض كن البراكين ==من ثقل ما طاها تفجر تحتها
فجحاء عريضة ساق في خفها قين ==تعجبك لا من دبرت بفجحتها
قطاعة الفرجه واهلها محيلين ==كم ديرة ن من ديرة ن قربتها
البل عطايا الله غناة المقلين ==لا ربعت في ديرة ن قبلتها
يا زينها لا جات من خايع ن زين ==وامست شباع وجات حل اثورتها
وقاموا لها رعيانها بالمواعين == وتحنطمت حيرانها لابهلتها
البل لها عند الرجال العزيزين == قيمه وعصمان الشوارب رعتها
للشاعر محمد بن مسفر بن قحيفان الدوسري
Located on the Arabian Gulf in the area of sharq. Kuwait Towers is one of the main tourist attractions in the State of Kuwait.
I took this shot in February 2007.
Kuwait sunset
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Hello Friends !!!!
Hopes you having a Good start of new Week & December
this is my own shot and Work process in Photo shop but not any kind of edition all at original
Location : Kuwait City (Sharq)
Hopes all guys like it a lot like me
because when i saw this scene i just say one word in the beginning
Wow Wow Wow What a Scene love it
lets see what you feel about it ...
Yasin Hassan !!!
The Kuwait Towers are three towers of reinforced concrete in Kuwait City. The main tower is 187 metres high and serves as a restaurant and water tower. It also has a Viewing Sphere which rises to 123 meters above sea level and completes a full round turn every 30 minutes. The second tower is 145.8 metres high and serves as a water tower. The third tower houses equipment to control the flow of electricity and illuminates the two bigger towers.