Al-Nuwaiseeb

Al-Nuwaiseeb is a district in the Ahmadi Governorate of Kuwait. The district itself is located at the southern border of Saudi Arabia.[1] Al-Nuwaiseeb has a total population of 537. On June 22, 2021, the local weather station recorded 53.2 °C.[2] It was the hottest temperature recorded ever in the Middle East. Al-Nuwaiseeb borders the Persian Gulf[3] and Saudi Arabia.

Al-Nuwaiseeb
النويصيب
Al-Nuwaiseeb is located in Kuwait
Al-Nuwaiseeb
Al-Nuwaiseeb
Coordinates: 28.562°N 48.409°E / 28.562; 48.409
Country Kuwait
DistrictAhmadi Governorate
Population
  Total537
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
  • Haddad, Mohammed. "Mapping the hottest temperatures around the world". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

References

  1. Kuwait. Permanent Mission to the United Nations, issuing body. Kuwait. OCLC 1589695.
  2. Opinion, The New York Times (2021-12-13). "Opinion | Postcards From a World on Fire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  3. "PERSIAN COAST OF THE PERSIAN GULF". Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia Online. 5 May 2015. doi:10.1163/2405-447x_loro_com_040550. Retrieved 2021-06-14.

28.562°N 48.409°E / 28.562; 48.409


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