Kuwait · 2 PLACES TO EXPLORE

A little more
of Kuwait City.

Find places to visit in Kuwait City. See what catches your eye, then save a few favorites for your trip.

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Bashar Al-Rumi Mosque

Tucked along Sheikh Ahmad Al Jaber Street in Kuwait City's historic Sharq district, Bashar Al-Rumi Mosque has served as a neighborhood place of worship since 1916. Named for Bashar bin Yousif Al-Roumi, a philanthropist whose family dominated Kuwait's pearl-diving industry for generations, this small heritage mosque is one of the oldest standing in the old city and a quiet testament to the generosity of Kuwait's merchant class. Originally built from mud-brick and plastered with gypsum, the mosque was modest in scale—its enclosed prayer hall held only three rows of worshippers, with two more accommodated under a covered liwan veranda. What it lacked in size, it made up for in light: tall windows along the walls flood the interior with natural brightness and ventilation, a distinctive design feature that has earned the mosque a serene, airy reputation among regular visitors.

Historical landmark

Kuwait City · KW

Mubarakiya Old Market

Tucked between Abdullah Al-Salem, Abdullah Al-Mubarak and Palestine streets in the heart of Kuwait City, Souq Al-Mubarakiya is the country's most beloved surviving traditional market — a low, partially shaded warren of lanes where spices, dates, gold, antiques and steaming pots of Arabic coffee still do brisk trade the way they did before oil. Locals call it simply Al-Mubarakiya; it is one of Kuwait's oldest souks and its clearest living link to the pre-oil trading past. The market takes its name from the ruling Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, who around 1897 erected a small garden kiosk here that gave ordinary Kuwaitis direct access to their leader — a tradition of open conversation that continues today in the souk's diwaniya meeting hall. Built and rebuilt over more than a century, and restored after severe damage in the 1990 Iraqi invasion, Al-Mubarakiya keeps its old-world aura while quietly embracing new cafés, art and a youthful crowd that has turned the lanes into one of the city's favourite evening hangouts.

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Kuwait · 2 PLACES TO EXPLORE

A little more
of Kuwait City.

Find places to visit in Kuwait City. See what catches your eye, then save a few favorites for your trip.

Mosque

Kuwait City · KW

Bashar Al-Rumi Mosque

Tucked along Sheikh Ahmad Al Jaber Street in Kuwait City's historic Sharq district, Bashar Al-Rumi Mosque has served as a neighborhood place of worship since 1916. Named for Bashar bin Yousif Al-Roumi, a philanthropist whose family dominated Kuwait's pearl-diving industry for generations, this small heritage mosque is one of the oldest standing in the old city and a quiet testament to the generosity of Kuwait's merchant class. Originally built from mud-brick and plastered with gypsum, the mosque was modest in scale—its enclosed prayer hall held only three rows of worshippers, with two more accommodated under a covered liwan veranda. What it lacked in size, it made up for in light: tall windows along the walls flood the interior with natural brightness and ventilation, a distinctive design feature that has earned the mosque a serene, airy reputation among regular visitors.

Historical landmark

Kuwait City · KW

Mubarakiya Old Market

Tucked between Abdullah Al-Salem, Abdullah Al-Mubarak and Palestine streets in the heart of Kuwait City, Souq Al-Mubarakiya is the country's most beloved surviving traditional market — a low, partially shaded warren of lanes where spices, dates, gold, antiques and steaming pots of Arabic coffee still do brisk trade the way they did before oil. Locals call it simply Al-Mubarakiya; it is one of Kuwait's oldest souks and its clearest living link to the pre-oil trading past. The market takes its name from the ruling Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, who around 1897 erected a small garden kiosk here that gave ordinary Kuwaitis direct access to their leader — a tradition of open conversation that continues today in the souk's diwaniya meeting hall. Built and rebuilt over more than a century, and restored after severe damage in the 1990 Iraqi invasion, Al-Mubarakiya keeps its old-world aura while quietly embracing new cafés, art and a youthful crowd that has turned the lanes into one of the city's favourite evening hangouts.