Sulaibikhat Cemetery
Sulaibikhat Cemetery (Arabic: مقبرة الصليبخات) is the largest cemetery in Kuwait, where many dead have been buried since the sixties of the last century until now. The cemetery is divided into two parts, the Sunni cemetery, which opened in 1976, and the Ja'fari cemetery, which opened in 1973, so named for its presence in the Sulaibikhat area In the north-east of Kuwait, the Kuwaiti martyrs have a special section in the cemetery.
| Sulaibikhat Cemetery | |
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مقبرة الصليبخات | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Kuwait |
| Coordinates | 29°18′4.3″N 47°50′20.4″E |
| Find a Grave | Sulaibikhat Cemetery |
Notable interments
References
- Al-Sabah, Dr. Souad M (2015). Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah: The Transformation of Kuwait. Frome, Somerset: I.b. Tauris & Co. Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78076-433-7.
- "Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Jaber buried". BBC News. 15 January 2006.
- "Kuwait's new emir takes oath, calls for unity at tense time for region". Reuters. 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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