Al Jahra

Infobox GCC Governorate
name = Al Jahra
arabic = الجهراء
capital = Jahra
country = Kuwait
water =0
latitude =29.337
longitude =47.658
area = 11,230
population = 412,053
population_as_of = 31/12/2007
population_density = N/A
isocode = KW-JA
districts = N/A
footnotes =
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Al Jahra is one of the six governorates of Kuwait. It is located to the northwest of the other governorates and houses the city of Jahra among others. It includes the island of Bubiyan and is by far the largest governorate in Kuwait. It also contains most of Kuwait's arable land. Al Jahra also has some historic relevance to Kuwait's history. The Red Palace or Al Qasr Al Ahmar is the most important historical landmark there. In and around it the famous battle between Kuwait and the Dweesh army took place. When Jahra was a village it was an oasis and most Jahrans were farmers. Now Jahra is a large city and farming has been reduced to a few small farms. Some of Kuwait's most well known families like Al Oraifan, Al Qahs, Al Ayar, Al Fowzan, Al Hajraf, Al Saeed, Al Kooh, Al Habishi, and Al Debbah are from Al Jahra.

Districts

Doha

Doha is a town located in the Al Jahra governorate. The town was the site of a major US military base that closed in 2005 and was returned to the Kuwaiti government.

Mutla

Mutla is a very unpopulated district located in the Al Jahra governorate. The Mutla Ridge is located there.

Jahra

See Jahra.

ee also

*History of Kuwait