Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh
Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh (Arabic: جليب الشيوخ Transliteration: Jalīb Al-Shuyūkh) is an area in Farwaniya Governorate, which is one of the six Governorates of Kuwait. It geographically divided into 5 blocks. It is located within the agglomeration of Kuwait City and is the closest area to Kuwait International Airport. It is largely inhabited by expatriates from countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Egypt & Syria. Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh is located at 29°16′N 47°56′E.[1] Kuwaitis reside in Block 4. New neighbourhoods are coming up around the area.[2] One such neighbourhood on west side of Jleeb is now designated as Abdullah Al Mubarak area (In Ministry records, it is also called as 'West Jleeb'). Its population in 2021 was 271,000.[3]
Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh
جليب الشيوخ Jalīb Al-Shuyūkh | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s): Abbasiya (Block 4) & Hassawi (Blocks 2 and 3) | |
  Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Location of Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh in Kuwait | |
| Coordinates: 29°16′0″N 47°56′0″E | |
| Country | Kuwait |
| Governorate | Farwaniya |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 8.14 km2 (3.14 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2021) | |
| • City | 271,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Jleeb houses telecommunication exchange that serves communications needs of Airport and of Dajeej which is a major commercial centre in Farwaniya Governorate.
Blocks
Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh is officially divided into 5 blocks (قِطَع). Every block has a mosque and there is a Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Co-Op branch at Block 4.
Climate
| Climate data for Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Kuwait | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
42.1 (107.8) |
43.3 (109.9) |
43.1 (109.6) |
40.1 (104.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
Schools
A number of schools reside in various locations of Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, majority of them are Indian Schools in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh:
- Indian Educational School, also known as Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
- Indian Central School
- United Indian School Abbasiya
- Integrated Indian School Abbasiya
- Kuwait Indian School Abbasiya
- Al-Rashed Indian School
- Indian Learners Own Academy
- Smart Indian School
- Pakistan English School & College
- Nottingham British School
- United International Indian School
- Indian Central School
Transport
Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh has a large population that utilizes the public transport systems run by Kuwait Public Transport Company (KPTC), Citybus (a Boodai group subsidiary) and KGL Transportation.
The area is flanked by major roads - Ghazali Expressway and the 6th Ring Road and is less than 5 km from the Kuwait International Airport. Taxis are widely available and one can expect to pre-bargain about the fares.
References
- "Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh World City Database". WorldCityDB.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
- "Kuwait International Travel Information".
- هيئة المعلومات المدنية - مناطق محافظة الفروانية Archived 2017-12-19 at the Wayback Machine (Arabic)
- "CLIMATE: Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh", Climate-Data.org. Web: .
Capital: Farwaniya | |
