Al Jahra': facts

At a glance

• Country: Kuwait
• Region: Al Jahra Governorate
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 24,281
• Coordinates: 29.3375° N, 47.6581° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kuwait (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Dinar (KWD)
• Distance to the capital, Kuwait City: 31 km (19 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kuwait International Airport (KWI): 33 km (20 mi), straight line
• Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport (ABD, Iran): 127 km (79 mi), straight line
• Basra International Airport (BSR, Iraq): 135 km (84 mi), straight line

Nearby

• `Ushaysh al Jahra': 2.5 km (1.5 mi)
• `Ashish al Jahra': 3.0 km (1.8 mi)
• Highway of Death: 5.2 km (3.2 mi)
• Al Khuwaysat: 8.9 km (5.6 mi)
• Ad Dawhah: 15 km (9 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Hawalli, 36 km (22 mi)