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Panoramic view of Kuwait City, capital and largest city of the State of Kuwait, situated on the Persian, or Arabian, Gulf.

A small oil-rich family-run emirate nestled between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Kuwait is situated in a section of one of the driest, least-hospitable deserts on Earth. Its shore, however, includes Kuwait Bay, a deep harbor on the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the Arabic diminutive of the Hindustani “fort”.

Kuwait is believed to have been part of an early civilization in the 3rd millennium B.C. and to have traded with Mesopotamian cities.

At the beginning of the 18th century, the Anizah tribe of central Arabia founded Kuwait City, which became an autonomous sheikdom by 1756. Abd Rahim of the Al-Sabah became the first sheik, and his descendants continue to rule Kuwait today. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the sheikdom belonged to the fringes of the Ottoman Empire. Kuwait obtained British protection in 1897 when the s...

I am a Ukrainian American artist and photographer, who loves to read books, listen to classical music and to travel. My every picture is created and delivered from my heart, it's all about feelings and meanings. Each of my artworks has a unique melody, reflecting my mood, my inner cosmos and you're welcome to it. All photographs and artworks in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by Iryna Goodall. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from herself is prohibited. All rights reserved. Follow me on Instagram here Follow me on Facebook here Follow me on Twitter here If...