Kuwait Towers
The Kuwait Towers are a group of three thin towers in Kuwait City, standing on a promontory into the Persian Gulf.
The Kuwait Towers are a group of three thin towers in Kuwait City, standing on a promontory into the Persian Gulf. 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. The Kuwait Towers were officially inaugurated in March 1979 and are regarded as a landmark and symbol of modern Kuwait. The towers were closed for maintenance from March 2012 to 8 March 2016, with a massive fireworks festival commemorating the re-opening. Kuwait Towers facility is operated and managed by the state-owned Touristic Enterprises Company. The Main Tower served as the venue for TEDxKuwaitCity event in 2018 and 2019.
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Worth seeing in and around Kuwait Towers
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Al Hamra Tower
The Al Hamra Tower is a skyscraper in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is the tallest building in Kuwait.
1.6 km · skyscraper in Kuwait · Wikipedia - 02Kuwait Liberation Tower
The Liberation Tower is a 372-meter-high or 1,220 feet tall telecommunications tower in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is the second-tallest structure in the country and the 39th tallest building in the world.
3.6 km · telecommunication tower in Kuwait City · Wikipedia - 03Grand Mosque
The Grand Mosque, located in Kuwait City, is the largest mosque in Kuwait. Its area spans 45,000 square metres, out of which the building itself covers 20,000 square metres.
3.3 km · mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait · Wikipedia - 04Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Kuwait Sports Club Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts Kuwait SC. The stadium holds 12,350 people.
7.2 km · stadium used for many purposes · Wikipedia - 05Sabah Al Salem Stadium
Sabah al-Salem Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
3.7 km · stadium in Kuwait city · Wikipedia - 06Kuwait Water Towers
The Kuwait Water Towers are a prominent group of 31 water towers in Kuwait City, Kuwait that were completed in 1976.
7 km · water tower in Kuwait City, Kuwait · Wikipedia - 07Square Capital Tower
The Square Capital Tower, also known as Assima Tower, is a skyscraper in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
1.5 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia - 08Kuwait National Museum
The Kuwait National Museum is the national museum of Kuwait, located in Kuwait City. It was established in 1983 and designed by architect Michel Ecochard.
4 km · National Museum · Wikipedia - 09Kuwait National Assembly Building
The Kuwait National Assembly Building is the building that housed the National Assembly of Kuwait. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon in 1972, it was completed in 1982 under the direction of his son Jan.
4.4 km · legislative building · Wikipedia - 10Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah Causeway
The Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway is a causeway in Kuwait that spans the Bay of Kuwait in two directions and comprises two links: the Main Link, which connects Kuwait City with northern Kuwait; and a Doha Link, which connects Kuwait City with Doha district. It crosses two artificial islands.
9.2 km · bridge in Kuwait · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kuwait Towers
- Airports
- Kuwait (KWI), 19 km · Abadan Ayatollah Jami (ABD), 111 km · Basra (BSR), 133 km
- Abadan → Kuwait Towers109 km · quickest by road, 4h 5m · $18–25
- Basra → Kuwait Towers124 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · $13–18
- Qaisumah → Kuwait Towers219 km · quickest by road, 3h 53m · SAR70–95
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No local-transport research exists yet for Kuwait Towers
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kuwait Towers. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inScheduled ferries to and from Iran are handled by Kuwait-Iran Shipping Company, phone +965 2410498, fax +965 2429508.
- Get inThe ferries go three times a week from Ash Shuwayk in Kuwait to Bushehr in Iran.
- Get inSpeedboats also go between Ash Shuwayk and Manama in Bahrain.
- Get aroundExpect to pay KD 2-3 for the shared taxi with 3-4 other passengers.
- Get aroundKD 10 for a small two door Japanese made car, 4WD and American made sports cars may cost around KD 25.
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Next door to Kuwait Towers
Kuwait Towers is 36 km from Al Aḩmadī, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Hawallycity in Kuwait7 km
- Bnied Al-Garhuman settlement in Kuwait2.6 km
- Al Murqab, Kuwaithuman settlement in Kuwait3.6 km
- Rumaithiyadistrict in Capital Governorate, Kuwait2.1 km
- Al Dasmadistrict in Capital Governorate, Kuwait2.8 km
- Shamiyahuman settlement in Kuwait5.7 km