Shuwaikh Island
Shuwaikh Island, also known as Akkaz Island, is a former island of Kuwait 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Land-tied island
- Description: island in Kuwait
- Also known as: “Grain”, “Graine”, “Jazīrat al Quraiyin”, “Jazīrat ash Shuwaikh”, “Jazirat Kurein”, “Jazirat Qurain”, “Jazirat Qurayn”, “Jezirat Kurain”, and “Kurein Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuwait City and Ardhiya.
Kuwait City
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Kuwait City is the capital of Kuwait. Kuwait City is a bustling metropolis of high-rise office buildings, luxury hotels, wide boulevards and well-tended parks and gardens.
Ardhiya
Suburb
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Ardiya is an area of Kuwait. It is located in the governorate of Farwaniya near Kuwait City. The population was 65,850 in June 2024. Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait's largest stadium, is located in Ardhiya. Ardhiya is situated 7 km south of Shuwaikh Island.
Yarmouk
Suburb
Yarmouk is an area of Kuwait City in the Al Asimah Governorate in Kuwait. Divided into four blocks, its main dwellers have moved to the area from Al-Faiha as their families grew. Yarmouk is situated 8 km southeast of Shuwaikh Island.
Shuwaikh Island
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: Capital Governorate, Kuwait, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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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”
- 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’.
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