Surra, Kuwait

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Surra is a residential area located in the Capital Governorate in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is located west of Jabriya and east of Qurtuba. It has six residential blocks and is considered home to about 35,366 persons.[1] Its southern section is in Hawalli Governorate.

The word "Surra" is an Arabic word meaning "navel". This name was chosen by the mayor at the time Talal Al-Sharekh (1922-present) for the area because of its central location within Kuwait's urbanized landmass.

There are three major roads in Surra. The main road, "as-Surra Road," and "Ali 'ibn Abi Tālib Road," which crosses Surra from 4th Ring to 5th Ring roads, and also "Tariq Bin Ziyād Road" which leads to "Damascus Street."

Embassies in Surra edit

  Afghanistan
  Bahrain
  Bangladesh
  Cambodia
  Kenya
  Italy
  Indonesia
  Finland
  Slovakia
  Spain
  Sudan
  Venezuela

References edit

  1. ^ "Kuwait: Administrative Division (Governorates and Neighborhood Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".


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