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Khaitan is an area of
Farwaniya Governorate Farwaniya Governorate ( ar, محافظة الفروانية Muḥāfaẓat al-Farwānīyah) is the most populous of the six governorates of Kuwait, in terms of a total number of residents. It is Kuwait City's main residential area and also forms ...
in Kuwait City. It is the home of
Khaitan Sporting Club Khaitan Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي خيطان الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club named after Khaitan, a suburb of Kuwait City. Khaitan is the first Kuwaiti club to win the Division One title. Hounors * Kuwaiti Divisio ...
.


History

Khaitan was initially an agricultural village inhabited by farmers. The area of Khaitan was established in 1948 when the Kuwaiti government-built homes for its people in that area and distributed lands there, and in the beginning, it was a purely residential area.


Divisions

The area is divided into 10 blocks and block No. 3 was known as the villas. This block is now one of the most inhabited blocks by Kuwaitis, and block 10 is known as the installation houses because it is built by the method of installation. And block 2 is known to have a large number of expatriates, especially from Egypt.


1999 plate incident

In 1999, a fight took place between members of the Egyptian community and others from the Bengal community, and this incident led to riots, violence, and murder, where two people were killed, 120 people were injured, and 13 were arrested. Kuwaiti security forces also intervened to stop the riots, in which they used rubber munitions and tear gas grenades. It is called the Dish Battle because the cause of the quarrel was purportedly a broken saucer.


References

{{kuwait-geo-stub Suburbs of Kuwait City Districts of Al Farwaniyah Governorate