Al-Jahra, Kuwait

Displayed:   times.

Al-Jahra, 32km (20mi) west of Kuwait City, is where invading troops from Saudi Arabia were defeated (with British help) in 1920. The town's only conventional site is the Red Fort, a low, rectangular mud structure near the highway, that played a key role in the 1920 battle. Al-Jahra was also the site of the Gulf War's infamous 'turkey shoot' – the Allied destruction of a stalled Iraqi convoy as it slowly retreated up Mutla Ridge. The highway and surrounding desert are now completely clear of evidence, picked over by scrap-metal dealers and dubious souvenir hunters.

Rate this tip:

Rate!

Add Comment >>

Your Name:

Your Comment:

General Tips about Kuwait

» Required travel documents for Kuwait
» Electric power
» Area code to Kuwait
» Hawalli
» Chillan
» Old City Wall Gates
» Language
» Climate
» People
» Pearl Diving in Kuwait
» Business Hours
» Electricity in Kuwait
» Car Rentals in Kuwait
» Currency in Kuwait
» Weather in Kuwait
» Flora and Fauna in Kuwait
» Numi Tea House
» Kuwait History
» Climate in Kuwait
» The Tareq Rajab Museum
» The Scientific Centre
» Sadu House
» Musical Fountain
» Municipal Gardens
» Liberation Monuments
» Science and Natural History Museum
» Bayt Al-Badr
» Mosques
» National Museum
» The Liberation Tower
» Doha Village
» Al-Jahra
» Kuwait City
» Failaka Island
» Al-Ahmadi
» Kuwait Zoological Garden
» Kuwait Towers

   More travel tips about Kuwait