Sources
Photo credits & sources
The photographers, data and open-source software behind this guide.
All photographs on this site come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under the free licence chosen by each photographer (Creative Commons or public domain). We have resized and, where needed, cropped them for the web. Each entry below links to the original file and its licence.
- Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
- Climate data: Kuwait City 1991–2020 normals (Météo Climat, Deutscher Wetterdienst, WMO, NOAA).
- Fonts: Fraunces, Manrope, Playfair Display, Noto Kufi Arabic and IBM Plex Sans Arabic, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
- Maps are drawn with Leaflet (BSD 2-Clause licence).
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The Kuwait Towers rising above Dasman Beach Photo by Diego Delso CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The Kuwait Towers lit up at night across the water Photo by Jaafar Alnasser CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The Kuwait Towers silhouetted at dusk Photo by Samarstha45 CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
View from the Kuwait Towers over the beach and Arabian Gulf Street Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Kuwait City skyline with the Kuwait Towers, Al Hamra Tower and the Liberation Tower Photo by Mahrs Multiverse CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The Kuwait City skyline at sunset Photo by Di7ane CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Towers of Kuwait City under a blue sky Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The dome and arcaded facade of the Grand Mosque Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The main prayer hall of the Grand Mosque Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The decorated inner dome of the Grand Mosque Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Seif Square and the clock tower of Seif Palace Photo by Diego Delso CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
A covered lane of Souq Al-Mubarakiya hung with Kuwaiti flags Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Souq Al-Mubarakiya lit up at night Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Al Hamra Tower rising above Kuwait City, seen from the Kuwait Towers Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The Liberation Tower above the lights of Kuwait City Photo by Snap® from Kuwait, Kuwait CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
A lake framed by palms in Al Shaheed Park Photo by Zainqasem CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The gold jewellery room of the Tareq Rajab Museum Photo by Tnrajab CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Silver jewellery displays at the Tareq Rajab Museum Photo by Tnrajab CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Clownfish in the aquarium of the Scientific Center Photo by irvin calicut CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Towers along Arabian Gulf Street Photo by Diego Delso CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Dasman Beach and the Kuwait City skyline Photo by Diego Delso CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The glass-roofed Grand Avenue at The Avenues Photo by EnGxBaDeR CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Excavated stone walls of the archaeological site on Failaka Island Photo by Kishore R Sudarsan CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Ancient foundations by the sea on Failaka Island Photo by Kishore R Sudarsan CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
An abandoned street in Az Zaur, the old town of Failaka Photo by Photographer: Mosbatho CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The beach on Green Island Photo by Rameena ans CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The marina at Souq Sharq Photo by Diego Delso CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Inside the fish market at Souq Sharq Photo by Diego Delso CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Wooden dhows moored in Kuwait City’s dhow harbour Photo by Diego Delso CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
A traditional dhow on display by Arabian Gulf Street Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Al-Hashemi-II, described as the largest wooden dhow ever built Photo by Photographer: Mosbatho CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway at sunset Photo by Indian Fact Finder CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The causeway on the horizon across Kuwait Bay Photo by Diego Delso CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Boats anchored off the beach of Kubbar Island Photo by Kubbar CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
A cuttlefish on the reef at Kubbar Island Photo by Mohdalsaleh CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Sunrise over the water at Al Khiran Photo by Abdelhamid80 CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
A camel in the desert of Subiya Photo by Yacoup almahdi CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
A camel and her calf in the Kuwaiti desert Photo by Manojkiri photography CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The mud-brick walls of the Red Fort in Jahra Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Rooftops of the Red Fort Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The house at Al-Qurain preserved as a museum Photo by Mrkewlbadban CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
The Amricani Cultural Centre, home of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah exhibitions Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Jewelled objects from the al-Sabah Collection Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
An illuminated manuscript from the al-Sabah Collection Photo by Zairon CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Al Kout Mall on the Fahaheel waterfront at night Photo by VisakhViswambaran CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Crowds waving Kuwaiti flags on National Day Photo by Dr Mohammad Akbar CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
A traditional band performing during National Day celebrations Photo by Dr Mohammad Akbar CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Aircraft flying past the Kuwait Towers on National Day Photo by Dr Mohammad Akbar CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Kuwaiti Arabic coffee poured from a dallah Photo by Yaz1998 CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Traditional Kuwaiti coffee pot and grinding tools Photo by Di7ane CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Gers ogaily, a saffron and cardamom cake Photo by Yaz1998 CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Flatbread baked in a tannour oven at Souq Al-Mubarakiya Photo by آية سعيد البيطار CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Machboos: spiced rice with lamb Photo by Mishary94 CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped -
Balaleet: sweet vermicelli topped with an omelette Photo by Droodkin CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped