Al Hamra Tower
Skyscraper in Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait's tallest building, a skyscraper in Kuwait City.
Photo: J.Stiegler, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kuwait: 10 places worth the journey
Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait Towers, Highway of Death and 7 more — what each one is, and why it is worth the detour.
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What to see in Kuwait
Chosen from everything Wikidata knows about Kuwait and ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions describe them, which is about as close to "famous" as open data gets.
Kuwait Towers
National building, water tank, restaurant in Kuwait City, Kuwait
Three slender towers in Kuwait City on a promontory jutting into the Persian Gulf. They were the sixth and final group of the wider Kuwait Water Towers system of 34 towers, and were designed in a style quite unlike the other five groups.
Photo: Mikael Lindmark, CC BY-SA 2.5 se
Highway of Death
Road in Iraq
Officially Highway 80, a six-lane highway between Kuwait and Iraq, running from Kuwait City to Safwan, a border town in Iraq, and on to the Iraqi city of Basra.
Photo: TECH. SGT. JOE COLEMAN, Public domain
Liberation Tower (Kuwait)
Telecommunications tower in Kuwait City
A telecommunications tower in Kuwait City, Kuwait, 372-meter-high or 1,220 feet tall: the country's second-tallest structure and the 39th-tallest building on Earth.
Photo: User:Deepak, CC BY-SA 3.0
Arraya Tower
Skyscraper in Kuwait City, Kuwait
A skyscraper in Kuwait City, Kuwait, finished in 2009 and used as grade-A offices.
Photo: irvin calicut, CC BY-SA 3.0
Grand Mosque of Kuwait
Mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait's biggest mosque, in Kuwait City, on a site of 45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft), 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft) of it taken up by the building.
Photo: Zairon, CC BY 4.0
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Kuwait Water Towers
Water tower in Kuwait City, Kuwait
Completed in 1976, a striking cluster of 31 towers storing water, in Kuwait's capital, Kuwait City.
Photo: irvin calicut, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bubiyan Island
Island in the Persian Gulf
The largest island of Kuwait's coastal chain, in the Persian Gulf's north-western corner, covering 863 km² (333 sq mi) and part of the Shatt al-Arab delta.
Photo: Unknown, Public domain
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway
Bridge in Kuwait City and Northern Kuwait
A causeway in Kuwait spanning the Bay of Kuwait in two directions over two artificial islands, with two links: the Main Link, from Kuwait City to northern Kuwait, and the Doha Link, from Kuwait City to the Doha district.
Photo: Aaronstonedd, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kuwait National Assembly Building
Legislative building
The building that housed Kuwait's National Assembly.
Photo: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain
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About Kuwait
Officially the State of Kuwait, a West Asian country at the head of the Persian Gulf, on the Arabian Peninsula's northeastern edge, with a coastline of approximately 500 km (311 mi). Iraq lies to its north and Saudi Arabia to its south. After Iraq, it is the Gulf country closest to mainland Iran.
Officially The State of Kuwait. Known locally as Dawlat ul-Kuwayt دولة الكويت.
Based on the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0: the facts are Wikipedia's, the wording is this site's.
Questions travellers ask
What is worth seeing in Kuwait?
This guide lists 10: Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait Towers, Highway of Death and Liberation Tower (Kuwait) and others.
How were these places chosen?
By machine, from open data, with no human ranking them and nobody able to pay for a place on the list. Everything Wikidata records in Kuwait that is a building, a landform, a protected area or a tourist attraction, has coordinates, a photograph and an English Wikipedia article, is ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions wrote about it. Provinces, cities, airports, stations and stretches of sea shared with the neighbours are filtered out.
What language is spoken in Kuwait, and what currency?
Arabic. The currency is KWD.
How do I get mobile data in Kuwait?
A travel eSIM is usually the cheapest way, and avoids a roaming bill. The plans suggested at the foot of this guide start at $2.17 for 1GB per day. The eSIM is data-only and sits alongside your normal SIM, so calls, texts and WhatsApp keep working on your own number.
Which networks would my phone use in Kuwait?
STC and Ooredoo. Your phone picks whichever has the best signal where you are, the same way a local phone does.
One practical note: staying online
Maps, tickets and translation all want data, and roaming is the expensive way to get it. A Computatus eSIM eSIM connects to STC and Ooredoo once you land, and installs by QR code before you leave.
See 13 Computatus eSIM plans for Kuwait from $2.17
| Plan | Data | Valid | Price | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GB per day Cheapest | 1 GB | 1 day | $2.17 | Get it → |
| 1GB for 7 days | 1 GB | 7 days | $2.43 | Get it → |
| 1GB per day | 1 GB | 1 day | $2.69 | Get it → |
| 2GB per day | 2 GB | 1 day | $3.79 | Get it → |
| 2GB per day | 2 GB | 1 day | $5.55 | Get it → |
| 3GB for 15 days | 3 GB | 15 days | $6.50 | Get it → |
No app needed. Install by QR code before you fly, keep your own number for calls, and it connects the moment you land.
STC 5GOoredoo 5G
A commission on plans bought through these links is what pays for this guide. Nothing above depends on it: the places are chosen before any price is looked up.