الكويت
A small constitutional monarchy on the Persian Gulf, built on a trading and pearling past and one of the world's largest oil economies.
الكويت إمارة صغيرة تقع بين العراق والمملكة العربية السعودية، وتُعدّ من أكثر بقاع الأرض جفافاً وقسوة في بيئتها الصحراوية. ورغم صغر مساحتها، فإن موقعها على الخليج العربي منحها منفذاً بحرياً عميقاً تمثّله خليج الكويت. وقد ارتبط اسم هذا البلد الصغير عبر تاريخه بالتجارة البحرية واللؤلؤ قبل أن يرتبط بالنفط والاستثمارات ال…
Timeline
The Āl Ṣabāḥ sheikhdom established
The ruling family, the Āl Ṣabāḥ, formally established a sheikhdom, and Kuwait's fortunes became linked to foreign commerce.1
British protectorate begins
Kuwait became a British protectorate, a status that lasted until 1961.1
Independence
The British protectorate ended and Kuwait became an independent state.1
Invasion and occupation by Iraq
Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait, leading more than half of the population to flee the country.1
Liberation
A United Nations coalition led by the United States drove Iraq's army out within days of launching an offensive; retreating troops set fire to over 700 oil wells, extinguished by fall 1991.1
Women's suffrage
Kuwaiti women were enfranchised, after conservative elements in society had long resisted the reform.1
Al Sadu inscribed by UNESCO
Traditional weaving of Al Sadu was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.2
Qatar joins the Al Sadu file
The Al Sadu nomination was extended with Qatar joining Kuwait and Saudi Arabia (Decision 20.COM 7.b.54).2
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