Qurain, Kuwait
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Qurain City (Arabic: منطقة القرين) is an area in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate, Kuwait.[1] The name means "elevated land" and is an old name for Kuwait itself.[2]
History
Significance during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
The suburb is renowned for three neighboring villas of historical significance. They are what make up Al-Qurain Martyrs' Museum.[3]
On February 24, 1991, 19 members of the "Al-Messilah" resistance group gathered in a house in Qurain preparing operations invading against Iraqi forces.[4] When an Iraqi patrol attempted to enter, a resistance fighter shot a soldier dead. Iraqi forces returned with tanks and armored vehicles, surrounding the house.[5]
A ten-hour battle ensued between the lightly armed resistance fighters and heavily armed Iraqi forces.[5] twelve of the 19 fighters were killed; seven survived by hiding under rubble.[4]
Al-Qurain Martyrs' Museum
The late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah decreed the site be converted into a museum, which opened in 2003. The museum consists of three houses: one for administration, the house of martyr Bader Al-Aidan, and a third housing a cinema, library, and document archive.[3]
