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1130:South Surra
997:Kuwait City
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282:2021-02-12
256:References
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1431:Libraries
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789:(579.7 m)
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764:(346.5 m)
733:Nurek Dam
555:Sky Tower
1676:Gulf War
1136:ʿĀrḏ̣īya
1090:100,000+
1075:200,000+
1060:300,000+
1012:Quarters
1010:Shuwaikh
907:Timeline
415:CN Tower
291:cite web
239:See also
1467:(PAAET)
1461:(Kuniv)
1240:Museums
1125:Jabrīya
1120:75,000+
1100:Khaiṭān
1095:Mahbūla
1085:Ḥawally
1065:Sālmīya
974:Ṣawābir
902:History
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1407:(KISR)
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929:proper
813:(512m)
372:Towers
143:Kuwait
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1132:(65K)
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943:Sharg
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917:Areas
98:JSTOR
84:books
1152:See
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