Shuwaikh Island

Shuwaikh Island, also known as Akkaz Island, is a former island of within Kuwait Bay. The former island is now joined to Kuwait's Shuwaikh industrial area as an extension via land bridge and therefore no longer exists as an island.
Wikipedia
  • Land-tied island
  • …lies at an elevation of 4 metres (13 feet)
  • Description: island in Kuwait
  • Also known as
    “Akkaz”
    “Grain”
    “Graine”
    “Jazīrat al Quraiyin”
    “Jazīrat ash Shuwaikh”
    “Jazirat Kurein”
    “Jazirat Qurain”
    “Jazirat Qurayn”
    “Jezirat Kurain”
    “Kurein Island”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kuwait City and Ardhiya.

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is the capital of .

Suburb
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Ardiya is an area of . is situated 7 km south of Shuwaikh Island.

Suburb
is an area of in the Al Asimah Governorate in . is situated 8 km southeast of Shuwaikh Island.

Shuwaikh Island

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Latitude
29.35444° or 29° 21′ 16″ north
Longitude
47.90972° or 47° 54′ 35″ east
Open location code
7HX99W35+QV
Geo­Names ID
285480
Wiki­data ID
Q4116188

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Shuwaikh Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشويخ”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة الشويخ”
  • Arabic: “جَزِيرَة قُرَيْن”
  • Belarusian: “Шувайх”
  • Bengali: “শুওয়াইখ দ্বীপ”
  • Cebuano: “Jazīrat Qurayn”
  • Croatian: “Šuvejh (otok)”
  • Croatian: “Šuvejh”
  • Dutch: “Shuwaikh Island”
  • Dutch: “Shuwaikh-eiland”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shuwaikh”
  • Persian: “شویخ”
  • Russian: “Джазират-Курайн”
  • Russian: “риф Эль-Аказ”
  • Russian: “Эш-Шувайх”
  • Spanish: “Isla Shuwaikh”
  • Swedish: “al-Shuwaykh”
  • Swedish: “Al-Shuwaykh”
  • Swedish: “Jazirat Akkaz”
  • Swedish: “Jazirat al-Qurayn”
  • Swedish: “Jazirat al-Shuwaykh”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Shuwaikh Port and Al Mīnā’.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jazīrat Qurayn and Al ‘Akāz.

Kuwait: Highlights

Notable places include Kuwait City and Jahra.

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