Dasma

Dasma is one of the areas of the in , . Its name, literally translated to 'Rich', is in reference to its rich soil and numerous historical wells.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality with 17,600 residents
  • Description: district in Capital Governorate, Kuwait
  • Also known as: “Ad Dasmā’”, “Ad Dasmah”, “Al Dasma”, and “Dasmah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sabah al-Salem Stadium and Kuwait Towers.

Stadium
Photo: Ahmadalshami, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Arabi Kuwait.

Photo: MikaelLindmark, CC BY-SA 2.5 se.
The are a group of three thin towers in , standing on a promontory into the . They were the sixth, and last, group in the larger Kuwait Water Towers system of 34 towers, and were built in a style considerably different from the other five groups. is situated 3 km north of Dasma.

Photo: Deepak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a 372-meter-high or 1,220 feet tall telecommunications tower in , . It is the second-tallest structure in the country and the 39th tallest building in the world. is situated 2½ km west of Dasma.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kuwait City and Hawalli.

Photo: general-totti, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the capital of . is a bustling metropolis of high-rise office buildings, luxury hotels, wide boulevards and well-tended parks and gardens.

Hawally is the capital of the Governorate, a district in the State of , about 6 km south of . Hawally is a large suburb and the commercial center for most computer-related goods in Kuwait.

Suburb
Maidan Hawally Is one of the blocks of in , Kuwait. The population of this block is 200,000. The district is also close to . The District is full of Mosques. is situated 5 km southeast of Dasma.

Dasma

Latitude
29.365° or 29° 21′ 54″ north
Longitude
48.00139° or 48° 0′ 5″ east
Population
17,600
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
7HXC9272+XH
Geo­Names ID
285856
Wiki­data ID
Q4703721
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Dasma” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الدسمة”
  • Arabic: “اَلدَّسْمَة”
  • Arabic: “الدسمه”
  • Arabic: “دسمة”
  • Bengali: “দাসমা”
  • Cebuano: “Ad Dasmah”
  • Dutch: “Ad Dasmah”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الدسمه”
  • Persian: “دسمه”
  • Swedish: “ad-Dasma”
  • Swedish: “al-Dasma”
  • Swedish: “Al-Dasma”

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