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The following is a timeline of the history of Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governorate, Kuwait, and its metro surroundings.

18th century

• Early 1700s — Small fishing village of Grane or Kureyn under the control of the Bani Khalid Emirate, independent of Ottoman control since 1670
• 1750s — Bani Utbah migrants establish the Sheikhdom of Kuwait under the auspices of the Bani Khalid
• 1775–1779 — Siege of Basra by Persia prompts Iraqi merchants and shipwrights to relocate to Kuwait City, along with trade routes from India, Muscat, and Persia to Baghdad, Aleppo, Smyrna, and Constantinople
• 1792 — E. India Company establishes Kuwaiti factory, tying the city's trade to East Africa

19th century

• 1871 — Al-Hasa Expedition returns Kuwait to Ottoman rule
• 1875 — Kuwait organized as part of Basra Vilayet
• 1899 — Treaty with the United Kingdom signed by Mubarak Al-Sabah^[1][2]

20th century

• 1901 — Population: c. 15,000^[2]
• 1904 — Seif Palace expansion begins
• 1912 — U.S. mission established^[3]
• 1915 — Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah becomes governor of Kuwait City
• 1921 — City wall built;^[3] Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah becomes sultan^[4]
• 1930 — Kuwait Municipality [ar] established^[5][6]
• 1936 — Central Library established^[7]
• 1948 — Population: c. 80,000^[3]
• 1950s — Hawally development begins near city^[8]
• 1951 — Urban master plan commissioned^[9]
• 1957 — City wall removed;^[10] Kuwait National Museum founded.^[11]
• 1961 — Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development headquartered in city
• 1962 — City becomes part of newly established Capital Governorate; Nasir Sabah Nasir Mubarak I becomes governor;^[12] Al-Watan newspaper begins publication^[13]
• 1963 — National Assembly of Kuwait headquartered in city.
• 1965 — Kuwait Transport Company established; public transit begins with route from city center to Fahaheel District;^[14] Population: 99,633^[15]
• 1966 — Kuwait University established
• 1967 — Arab Towns Organization headquartered in Kaifan
• 1970 — Urban master plan commissioned (approximate date)^[9][16]
• 1972 — Al-Qabas newspaper begins publication^[13]
• 1974 — Japanese embassy attacked (7 Feb.)
• 1975 — International School of Pakistan established in Al Farwaniyah; Population: 78,116^[17]
• 1976 — Al-Anba newspaper begins publication;^[13] Kuwait Water Towers built^[11][18]
• 1979 — Kuwait Towers built;^[18] Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I becomes governor (approximate date);^[12] Jahra Governorate established near cityCategory:All articles with unsourced statementsCategory:Articles with unsourced statements from April 2015^{[citation needed]}
• 1980 — Kuwait Petroleum Corporation headquartered in city
• 1982 — Kuwait National Assembly Building^[9] and Al-Fahed Mosque^[18] built
• 1983 — 1983 Kuwait bombings (12 Dec.); Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah (cultural entity) established^[19]
• 1984 — Gulf Cooperation Council meets^[20]
• 1985 — Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II becomes governor^[12]
• 1986 — Grand Mosque (Kuwait) and Al-Marzook Medical Center and Mosque^[18] built
• 1988 — Lycée Français de Koweït established in Salmiya; Farwaniya Governorate established near cityCategory:All articles with unsourced statementsCategory:Articles with unsourced statements from April 2015^{[citation needed]}
• 1990 — Invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces (2–4 Aug.)
• 1991 — Iraqis ousted (Feb.)^[21]
• 1993 — Liberation Tower (Kuwait) and Al-Mubarrah Community Center built; Urban master plan created by Kuwait Municipality^[9]
• 1994 — National Library of Kuwait headquartered in city^[7]
• 1995 — Population: 28,747 in Kuwait City^[13]
• 1998 — Al-Sharq Waterfront built^[18]
• 1999 — Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate established near cityCategory:All articles with unsourced statementsCategory:Articles with unsourced statements from April 2015^{[citation needed]}

21st century

• 2001 — Population: 388,532 in Capital Governorate^[13]
• 2002 — 2002 West Asian Games held (Apr.)
• 2003 — Museum of Modern Art opens;^[19] Urban master plan created^[9]
• 2004 — Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Tower built;^[22] American University of Kuwait opens in Salmiya
• 2005 — Dar Al Awadi Tower built in Sharq
• 2006 — General election held 29 June, the first including female voters^[23]
• 2008 — Kuwait International Airport's new terminal built
• 2009 — Arraya Tower built
• 2011 — Al Hamra Tower built
• 2014 — Population: 538,053 in Capital Governorate, 1,094,576 in Farwaniya Governorate, 898,401 in Hawalli Governorate, and 232,428 in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate^[24]
• 2026 — Kuwait struck by Iran in 2026 Iran War (Feb 28-present)

See also

• Kuwait City history
• Other names of Kuwait City
• List of areas of Capital Governorate

References

Bibliography

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