Al Jahra Governorate

The government al - Dschahra (Arabic الجهراء, DMG al - ʾ Ǧahrā, often Al Jahra ) is the largest area of the six governorates of Kuwait, its capital is the city of al - Dschahra. It comprises the northern and the western part of the country as well as some islands in the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab (for example, al - Warba and Bubiyan ) and has in an area of ​​12,130 km ² 272 373 inhabitants ( census 2005). The government was formed in 1979, when it was detached from al - Asima. Nachbargouvernemente are al - Asima, al - al - Ahmadi and Farwaniyya, also borders al - Dschahra to Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

The most populated city in the governorate is as- Sulaibiyya, more towns are next to al - Dschahra Taima, al -Qasr al- Waha and Al Uyaun.