Timeline of Kuwait City
The following is a timeline of the history of Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governorate, Kuwait, and its metro surroundings.
Prior to 20th century
- 1899 - Treaty with the United Kingdom signed by Mubarak Al-Sabah.
- 1900 - Population: 15,000 (approx date).
20th century
- 1904 - Seif Palace expansion begins.
- 1912 - U.S. mission established.
- 1915 - Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah becomes governor of Kuwait City.
- 1921
- City wall built.
- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah becomes sultan.
- 1930 - Kuwait Municipality established.
- 1936 - Central Library established.
- 1948 - Population: 80,000 (estimate).
- 1950s - Hawally development begins near city.
- 1951 - Urban master plan commissioned.
- 1957
- City wall taken down.
- Kuwait National Museum founded.
- 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.
- Al-Watan newspaper begins publication.
- 1963 - National Assembly of Kuwait headquartered in city.
- 1965
- Kuwait Transport Company established; public transit begins (initially from city to Fahaheel).
- Population: 99,633.
- 1966 - Kuwait University established.
- 1967 - Arab Towns Organization headquartered in Kaifan.
- 1970 - Urban master plan commissioned (approximate date).
- 1972 - Al-Qabas newspaper begins publication.
- 1974 - 7 February: 1974 attack on the Japanese Embassy in Kuwait.
- 1975
- International School of Pakistan established in Al Farwaniyah.
- Population: 78,116.
- 1976
- Al-Anba newspaper begins publication.
- Kuwait Water Towers built.
- 1979
- Kuwait Towers built.
- Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I becomes governor (approximate date).
- Jahra Governorate established near city.
- 1980 - Kuwait Petroleum Corporation headquartered in city.
- 1982 - Kuwait National Assembly Building and Al-Fahed Mosque built.
- 1983
- 12 December: 1983 Kuwait bombings.
- Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah (cultural entity) established.[1]
- 1985 - Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II becomes governor.
- 1986 - Grand Mosque (Kuwait) and Al-Marzook Medical Center and Mosque built.
- 1988
- Lycée Français de Koweït established in Salmiya.
- Farwaniya Governorate established near city.
- 1990 - 2–4 August: Invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces.
- 1991 - February: Iraqis ousted.
- 1993
- Liberation Tower (Kuwait) and Al-Mubarrah Community Center built.
- Urban master plan created by Kuwait Municipality.
- 1994 - National Library of Kuwait headquartered in city.
- 1995 - Population: 28,747 in Kuwait City.
- 1998 - Al-Sharq Waterfront built.
- 1999 - Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate established near city.
21st century
- 2001 - Population: 388,532 in Capital Governorate (estimate).
- 2002 - April: 2002 West Asian Games held.
- 2003
- Museum of Modern Art opens.
- Urban master plan created.
- 2004
- Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Tower built.
- American University of Kuwait opens in Salmiya.
- 2005 - Dar Al Awadi Tower built in Sharq.
- 2006 - 29 June: Kuwaiti general election, 2006 held; the first including women voters.
- 2008 - Kuwait International Airport new terminal built.
- 2009 - Arraya Tower built.
- 2011 - Al Hamra Tower built.
- 2014 - Population: 538,053 in Capital Governorate; (plus nearby urban areas: 1,094,576 in Farwaniya Governorate, 898,401 in Hawalli Governorate, and 232,428 in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate).