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            The State of Kuwait (i/kuːˈweɪt/; Arabic: دولة الكويت‎, Dawlat al-Kuwayt) is a sovereign Arab nation situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the Arabic "akwat", the plural of "kout", meaning fortress built near water.[5] The Emirate covers an area of 17,820 square kilometers (6,880 sq mi) and has a population of about 3.6 million.[2]
Historically, the region was the site of Characene, a major Parthian port for trade between India and Mesopotamia. The Bani Utbah Tribe were the first permanent Arab settlers in the region and laid the foundation of the modern emirate. By the 19th century, Kuwait came under the influence of the Ottoman Empire, and after World War I, it emerged as an independent sheikhdom under the protection of the British Empire. Kuwait's large oil fields were discovered in the late 1930s.
After Kuwait gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1961, the nation's oil industry saw unprecedented economic growth. In 1990, Kuwait was invaded and annexed by neighboring Iraq. The seven month-long Iraqi occupation came to an end after a direct military intervention by United States-led forces. Around 773 Kuwaiti oil wells were set ablaze by the retreating Iraqi army resulting in a major environmental and economic catastrophe.[6] Kuwait's infrastructure was badly damaged during the war and had to be rebuilt.[7]

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Focal Length: 32mm
Aperture: f/11.0
Shutter Speed : 30 Seconds
ISO: 100
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Taken in: الكويت / مدينة الكويت / مدينة الكويت / Qibla (show map)

Taken on: February 10, 2011

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MiddleEast Middle East GCC Gulf Arabian Kuwait AlKuwait Q8 The State of Kuwait (i/kuːˈweɪt/; Arabic: دولة الكويت‎

Dawlat al-Kuwayt) is a sovereign Arab nation situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji

and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the Arabic akwat

the plural of kout

meaning fortress built near water.[5] The Emirate covers an area of 17

820 square kilometers (6

880 sq mi) and has a population of about 3.6 million.[2] Historically

the region was the site of Characene

a major Parthian port for trade between India and Mesopotamia. The Bani Utbah Tribe were the first permanent Arab settlers in the region and laid the foundation of the modern emirate. By the 19th century

Kuwait came under the influence of the Ottoman Empire

and after World War I

it emerged as an independent sheikhdom under the protection of the British Empire. Kuwait's large oil fields were discovered in the late 1930s. After Kuwait gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1961

the nation's oil industry saw unprecedented economic growth. In 1990

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/11.0, 30 sec, 32mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	30
Focal Length:	32mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Macintosh
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