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Al Jahra
(
Arabic
:
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) is a ceety locatit 32 kilometres (20 mile) north-wast o
Kuwait Ceety
in
Kuwait
. Al Jahra is the caipital o the
Al Jahra Govrenorate
as well as the surroondin
Al Jahra Destrict
which is agriculturally based. Encyclopædia Britannica recordit the population in 1980 as 67,311.
[1]
Housomeivver, syne the
Gulf War
, the population haes appeared tae hae declined, wi a population o 14,658 fowk recorded in 1995 an an estimate o 24,281 as o 2009.
[2]
Al Jahra was ance dominatit bi agricultural land an began as a sma oasis veelage.
[3]
Historically it became kent as a notable tradin point for camels an a stoppin place on the wey tae Kuwait Ceety. It gradually grew intae a toun an the historic Red Fort (
Qasr Al-Ahmar
) o Al Jahra wis built.
[4]
Al Jahra wis the steid o the
Battle o Jahra
in 1920, a conflict atween Kuwaiti an Saudi forces. The day there is a naitional monument commemoratin the battle. The conflict wis settled in 1922 when King
Abdul Aziz al-Saud
recognized the unthirldom o Kuwait in exchynge for territory.
Al Jahra is locatit 32 kilometres (20 mile) north-wast o Kuwait Ceeity an is connectit bi a series o ring roads. Heich-gate 80 connects the ceety tae
Abdaly
on the Iraqi border.
[5]
The heich-gate haes become kent as "The Heich-gate o Daith" due tae its involvement in the Gulf War when the Allee'd troops destroyed an Iraqi convoy. The road wis repaired durin the late 1990s, an wis uised in the initial stages o the
2003 invasion o Iraq
bi U.S. an Breetish forces. The day there is a blue sign at the Multa'a Ranch turnaff readin, "God Bless U.S. Troops".
[5]
The surroondin aurie is desert but tents are aften seen locatit alang the heich-gate.
[5]
The nearest airport is at
Kuwait Internaitional Airport
.
The main fitbaa team is
Al Jahra (fitbaa club)
. They play at the 25,000 capacity
Al Shabab Mubarak Alaiar Stadium
. They hae wan the Kuwaiti league, unner the auld name o
Kuwaiti Premier League
ance in 1990. They pairticipatit in the Kuwaiti Premier League 21 times durin the
2007-2008
saison. Al Jahra hae reached the
Kuwait Emir Cup
Feenal twice in 1996 an 2002, when they lost tae
Al Arabi
1-2 an
Kuwait Club
0-1 respectively.
[6]
[7]
Khaima Mall in Al Jahra an aa contains a notable fish mercat.
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Coordinates
:
29°21′N
47°41′E
/
29.350°N 47.683°E
/
29.350; 47.683