Don't Miss Places In Kuwait

Kuwait is a small desert country at the top of the Persian Gulf. There are no lakes or rivers, so distilled seawater is the main source of fresh water. Kuwait has large oil fields and the vast profits made from exporting oil have turned it into one of the richest countries in the world. Until the early 1700’s, the area that is now Kuwait was almost uninhabited. The Arabs of the Anaza people settled in Kuwait Bay and built a port there. This became Kuwait City which is now the country’s capital. In 1899, the ruler of Kuwait appealed to Britain for protection against the Turks who had...