Salwa, Kuwait

Salwa
سلوى
Area
Salwa
Coordinates: 29°18′N 48°5′E / 29.300°N 48.083°E / 29.300; 48.083
Country Kuwait
GovernorateHawalli Governorate
Government
 • SheikhSheikh Meshal Jaber Alsabah
Population
 • Total
36,108
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Salwa (Arabic: سلوى) is an area in Hawalli Governorate in Kuwait City, Kuwait, bordering Rumaithiya to the north, Bayan and Mishref to the west, Messila to the south and the Persian Gulf to the east. It had the first zoo in Kuwait, established in 1954, which closed and relocated to the Kuwait Zoo in 1968.[1] The South African Embassy in Kuwait is in Salwa.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kisling Jr, Vernon N. (2022-07-11). Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections to Conservation Centers. CRC Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-000-58533-9.
  2. ^ "Kuwait [ State of ] South African Embassy". South African Government. Retrieved 2026-03-15.


29°18′N 48°05′E / 29.300°N 48.083°E / 29.300; 48.083

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