Mishref ( ar, مشرف) is a residential area in
Kuwait City,
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the no ...
, within the
Hawalli Governorate
Hawalli Governorate ( ar, محافظة حولي Muḥāfaẓat Ḥawalli), is one of the six governorates of Kuwait, consisting of the following areas:
* Hawalli
*Bayan
* Mishref
* Maidan Hawalli
* Jabriya
* Rumaithiya
* Salmiya
* Salwa
* Shaa ...
, south of
Bayan
Bayan may refer to:
Eduational Institutions
* Bayan Islamic Graduate School, Chicago, IL
Places
*Bayan-Aul, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
*Bayan Mountain, an ancient mountain name for part of Tarbagatai Mountains at Kazakhstan in Qing Dynasty period
*B ...
and west of
Salwa. Mishref has only 6 blocks (1,2,3,4,5 and 6), and all other blocks or extensions in West Mishref don't originally belong to Mishref.
Mishref is home to:
* A Counsomer co-op by Mishref local residence.
*
Al Yarmouk Sporting Club
* A restaurant complex
* Three foreign embassies: the Syrian, Lesotho and Japanese Embassies
* A United Nations (UN) Center
* Two sports open playground which include Basketball, football, handball and tennis courts.
West Mishref is home to:
*
Kuwait International Fair, a fairground with eight halls
* The Australian College of Kuwait
* The Gulf University of Science and Technology
* The grand mosque, from which Friday prayers are aired on the state's channels
* A route to Bayan Palace and the Mishref Palace across it
Embassies in Mishref
Embassies in Kuwait
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References
Suburbs of Kuwait City
Areas of Hawalli Governorate
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