Shamiya

Shamiya is a suburb in , and has about 18,100 residents. Shamiya is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Liberation Tower and Kuwait Sports Club Stadium.

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.

Stadium
Photo: Ahmadalshami, Public domain.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Al Kuwait Kaifan.

Museum
Photo: Kuwaitsoccer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the national museum of , located in . It was established in 1983 and designed by architect Michel Ecochard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kuwait City and Yarmouk.

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.

Suburb
is an area of in the Al Asimah Governorate in . Divided into four blocks, its main dwellers have moved to the area from Al-Faiha as their families grew. is situated 5 km south of Shamiya.

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.

Shamiya

Latitude
29.35416° or 29° 21′ 15″ north
Longitude
47.96835° or 47° 58′ 6″ east
Population
18,100
Open location code
7HX99X39+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4602123780
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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Satellite Map

Discover Shamiya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Shamiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشامية”

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