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
  • 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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Suburb
Ardiya is an area of .
7 km south of Shuwaikh Island
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is an area of in the Al Asimah Governorate in .
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.
الشويخArabic
جزيرة الشويخArabic
جَزِيرَة قُرَيْنArabic
ШувайхBelarusian
শুওয়াইখ দ্বীপBengali
Jazīrat QuraynCebuano
ŠuvejhCroatian
Šuvejh (otok)Croatian
Shuwaikh IslandDutch
Shuwaikh-eilandDutch
ShuwaikhNorwegian Nynorsk
شویخPersian
Джазират-КурайнRussian
риф Эль-АказRussian
Эш-ШувайхRussian
Isla ShuwaikhSpanish
Al-ShuwaykhSwedish
Jazirat AkkazSwedish
Jazirat al-QuraynSwedish
Jazirat al-ShuwaykhSwedish

Localities in the Area

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