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Jahra Governorate is one of the six Governorates of Kuwait. It is the largest Governorate in Kuwait. It includes the town of Al-Jahra, most of the northern and western parts of Kuwait, several islands (among them Bubiyan Island), and also western suburbs of Kuwait City. It also contains most of Kuwait's arable land. 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.
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Governorates | Ahmadi • Al-Asimah ( Kuwait City)• Farwaniya • Hawalli • Jahraball • Mubarak Al-Kabeer |
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Historical entities | Migrants from South • Rashidun Caiphate • Umayyad Caliphate • Abbasid Caliphate • Qarmatians • Buyid dynasty • Seljuk Empire • Mongol Empire • ( Ilkhanate) • Jalayirid Sultanate • Timurid Empire • Qara Qoyunlu • Aq Qoyunlu • Safavid Iran • Bani Khalid • Ottoman Empire • Sheikdom of Kuwait • Republic of Kuwait ( Ba'athist Iraq) |