Ar Riqqah: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kuwait
• Region: Al Aḩmadī
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 52,068
• Coordinates: 29.1458° N, 48.0947° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kuwait (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Dinar (KWD)
• Distance to the capital, Kuwait City: 27 km (17 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kuwait International Airport (KWI): 15 km (9 mi), straight line
• Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport (ABD, Iran): 137 km (85 mi), straight line
• Basra International Airport (BSR, Iraq): 162 km (100 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Manifah: 2.1 km (1.3 mi)
• Dant: 3.1 km (2.0 mi)
• Abu Hulayfah: 3.4 km (2.1 mi)
• Al Mahbulah: 3.5 km (2.1 mi)
• Jaber Al Ali: 3.5 km (2.2 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Al Ahmadi, 7.7 km (4.8 mi)