About a 45-minute drive from Kuwait City, this onetime fishing and pearling settlement was transformed by Kuwait’s oil boom into the country’s main southern commercial hub, with a population of around 97,000. Yet today it feels far more relaxed and lived-in than the capital, with a mix of Kuwaiti families, large foreign communities, seaside promenades, traditional souqs, and modern malls like Al Kout.
What draws international visitors is less “must-see sightseeing” and more atmosphere: strolling the waterfront at the mall and its dancing fountains, browsing the still-active fish market and traditional souq, sampling Gulf seafood restaurants, and experiencing a more everyday, less polished slice of Kuwaiti life than central Kuwait City.
Read more in my post 8 Sights and Stuff Not to Miss in Kuwait.
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