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Ahmadi

#402 in World

Kuwait

Population
637K
Coordinates
29.0769, 48.0839
Category
cities

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Al Ahmadi is the second largest city in Kuwait after the capital Kuwait City, and the capital of Al Ahmadi Governorate. It was founded in 1946 with the discovery of oil there. It contains the headquarters for the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), with many of its refineries located there.

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