Shuwaikh () is a seaside

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. It comprises eight blocks. Shuwaikh also has an industrial area, the nation's key port that shares the district's name, a commercial area, a healthcare area and an education area; all of which form their own census-designated districts.

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The area of Shuwaikh is partly industrial and partly rural. It includes Souq al-Juma, which is a Friday market that sells furniture, clothes, new and used goods, and much more. Next to the Souq al-Juma is an animal market that has been criticized for the extensive

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committed by the sellers of the animals. Shuwaikh is commonly recognized for the Shuwaikh port which is Kuwait's most important port because it contains a power station and water desalination which supplies all of Kuwait city.

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Suburbs of Kuwait City Districts of Capital Governorate (Kuwait) {{Kuwait-geo-stub

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