Al Shamiya
Shamiya is an area of Kuwait City; it is located near the coast in the Capital Governorate in Kuwait. It comprises 10 blocks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 13,800 residents
- Description: area of Kuwait City
- Also known as: “Ash Shamiyah”, “Shamiya”, “Shamīyah”, “Shamiyeh”, and “Shamiyyeh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kuwait Sports Club Stadium and Kuwait National Museum.
Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Ahmadalshami, Public domain.
Kuwait Sports Club Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Al Kuwait Kaifan.
Kuwait National Museum
Museum
Photo: Kuwaitsoccer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kuwait National Museum is the national museum of Kuwait, located in Kuwait City. It was established in 1983 and designed by architect Michel Ecochard. Kuwait National Museum is situated 3 km north of Al Shamiya.
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Ahmadalshami, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Adiliya Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The second largest stadium in Kuwait, it can accommodate 21,500 spectators. Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium is situated 3 km southeast of Al Shamiya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuwait City and Yarmouk.
Kuwait City
Photo: general-totti, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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 4 km south of Al Shamiya.
Surra
Suburb
Surra is a residential area located in the Capital Governorate in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is located west of Jabriya and east of Qurtuba. It has six residential blocks and is considered home to about 35,366 persons. Surra is situated 6 km southeast of Al Shamiya.
Al Shamiya
- Category: suburb
- Location: Capital Governorate, Kuwait, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Al Shamiya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “اَلشَّامِيَّة”
- Cebuano: “Ash Shāmīyah”
- Swedish: “al-Shamiyya”
- Swedish: “Ash Shāmīyah”
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