Mangaf

Area in the Ahmadi Governorate of Kuwait

Area in Ahmadi, Kuwait

Mangaf المنقف
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Coordinates: 29°06′19′′N 48°07′37′′E / 29.10528°N 48.12694°E / 29.10528; 48.12694
Country	Kuwait
Governorate	Ahmadi
Area
• Total	1.8 km² (0.7 sq mi)
Time zone	Arabian Standard Time

Mangaf (Arabic: المنقف) is an area of Kuwait in the Ahmadi Governorate, east of the town of Ahmadi, on the coast of the Persian Gulf and south of Kuwait City.

A large concentration of shops and restaurants called Al Azeeziya includes a link of the Sultan Center chain.^[1] A Hilton Resort occupies a waterfront position.^[2]

Tens of thousands of people live in Mangaf,^[1] mainly migrant workers from India, Bangladesh and Egypt, frequently in overcrowded apartment blocks, one of which burned in June 2024, killing 50 people.^[3]

References

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^ ^a ^b Omar, Faten (10 January 2019). "Mangaf: Still in need of a clean up". Kuwait Times . Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ "Hilton Kuwait Resort". Hilton. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ Almulla, Yasmena; Nereim, Vivian (12 June 2024). "Fire in Kuwait Worker Housing Leaves at Least 49 Dead" . The New York Times . Retrieved 15 June 2024.

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