Mangaf
Area in the Ahmadi Governorate of Kuwait
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Mangaf (Arabic: المنقف) is an area of Kuwait in the Ahmadi Governorate, east of the town of Ahmadi, on the coast of the Persian Gulf and south of Kuwait City.
Mangaf
المنقف | |
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Buildings in Mangaf | |
  Mangaf Location of Mangaf in Kuwait.  Mangaf Mangaf (Persian Gulf)  Mangaf Mangaf (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 29°06′19″N 48°07′37″E | |
| Country | Kuwait |
| Governorate | Ahmadi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time |
The area has a large concentration of shops and restaurants called Al Azeeziya including a link of the Sultan Center chain.[1] A Hilton Resort occupies a waterfront position.[2]
Tens of thousands of people live in Mangaf,[1] mainly migrant workers from India, Bangladesh and Egypt, frequently in overcrowded apartment blocks, one of which burned in June 2024, killing 50 people.[3]
