Da'iya

Da'iya
الدعية
District
Da'iya is located in Kuwait
Da'iya
Da'iya
Coordinates: 29°21′N 48°0′E / 29.350°N 48.000°E / 29.350; 48.000[1]
Country Kuwait
GovernorateCapital Governorate
Elevation
[2]
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
11,289

Al Da'iya (Arabic: الدعية) is an area located in Kuwait City that was established around 1960. It is part of the Capital Governorate. It is named after Sheikh Duaj Al Salman Al Sabah, the first to live in this area who the leader of the Kuwaiti army which fought in the Battle of Himth in 1919. Daiya is the headquarters of the Kuwait Handball Association.

References

  1. ^ a b "Geoportal for Kuwait Census 2011". Central Statistical Bureau of Kuwait. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Daiya, Kuwait on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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