| Country |
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State |
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Description |
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| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Kuwait Towers |
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The main tower is 187m high and has two spheres; the upper one is an observation tower. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Kuwait Towers |
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The three structures are the last of 34 water towers built in a different style to the rest. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Kuwait Towers |
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Two of the towers hold 9000 cubic metres of water. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Kuwait Towers |
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The towers were inaugurated in 1979. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Kuwait Towers |
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The base. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Kuwait Towers |
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The revolving observation tower takes 30 minutes to go round once. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Kuwait Towers |
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View to the South. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Kuwait Towers |
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View to the West. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Kuwait Towers |
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View of the city. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Kuwait Towers |
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View of the Corniche. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Kuwait Towers |
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View of the 147m high second tower. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
Salmiya |
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Cultural centre in the Salmiya district. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
Salmiya |
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Hotels. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
Salmiya |
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The Sheikh Nasser al Sabah Mosque is shaped like a pyramid. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
Salmiya |
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View of the Kuwait Towers. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
Salmiya |
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View of the Downtown area. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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The modern Scientific Centre. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Pully system that allows a car to be lifted by a child. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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The interior. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Items found on Failaka Island. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Fossil ammonites. These became extinct 65 million years ago. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Fossil trilobites (from Morocco). |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Gypsum rosette. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Hooden malpolon (also known as the horned viper). |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Arabian fat tailed scorpion. Its sting is fatal to humans. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Darkling beetles live in the desert. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Arabian iguana. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Yellow bird. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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The Aquarium features creatures from the seas around Kuwait. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Fish and corals. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Sand goby. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Strange coral reef fish. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Masked butterfly fish. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Jellyfish. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Shark. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Large ray finned fish. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Parrot fish. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Colourful coral and fish. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Yellow and blue striped fish. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Diving fish. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Corals.jpeg. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Bioluminescent cuttle fish. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Scientific Centre |
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Cuttle fish are moluscs that communicate with colour and light. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Residential district. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Toy shop. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Apartments. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Al Hashemi Marine Museum |
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The Al Hashemi Marine Museum is in a hotel complex. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Al Hashemi Marine Museum |
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The Al Hashemi II was built in 1998 using wood from Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Oregon. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Al Hashemi Marine Museum |
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The Al Hashemi II is the largest hand made wooden boat in the world. It is 80m long and 19m wide and weighs 2500 tonnes. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Al Hashemi Marine Museum |
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Evil eye. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Al Hashemi Marine Museum |
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The Al Boom dates from 1979 and was built in India from teak. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Al Hashemi Marine Museum |
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The deck of Al Boom. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Al Hashemi Marine Museum |
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The rigging of Al Boom. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Al Hashemi Marine Museum |
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The steering wheel of Al Boom. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Al Hashemi Marine Museum |
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View of the city. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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The National Library. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Isolated building. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Residential district. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Suburban brick building. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Hospital. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Mansions. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Suburban offices. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Sadu House is a traditional Kuwaiti residence converted into a weaving centre. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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The entrance. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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The courtyard. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Weavers. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Weavings and weaving tools. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Woven cloth with sea shells. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Woven items. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Natural dyes. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Spinning wheels. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Sofa. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Bisht, a type of garment. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Detail of a wovern bisht. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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White woven cloth. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Carved panels. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Traditional room with woven items. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Patterened cloth. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Patterened cloth. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Cooking utensils. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Tent divider from c1930. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Coffee pots and a model of the centre. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Cushions. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Sadu House |
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Woven cloth used in tents. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Al-Sharhan Mosque. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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Apartments. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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The new and the newer. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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National Museum |
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The Kuwait National Museum. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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National Museum |
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The museum is extensive and was looted during the Iraqi invasion. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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National Museum |
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One of several replica boats in the museum grounds. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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National Museum |
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Decorated doorway and wall. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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National Museum |
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Glazed jug with animal head from Kashan (Iran, 13th century). |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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National Museum |
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Pottery plate from Samarkand, 10th century. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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National Museum |
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Glazed jug with metalic lusture from Kashan (Iran, 13th century). |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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National Museum |
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Decorated plate from Samarkand, 11th century. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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National Museum |
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Glazed jug with a rooster head, Kashan (Iran, 13th century). |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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National Museum |
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Plate from 17th century Iran. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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National Museum |
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14th century Mamluk Quran (Egypt). |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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National Museum |
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18th century Ottoman Quran. |
2019 |
| Kuwait |
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Kuwait City |
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National Museum |
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Calendar book for Islamic year 1137 from Morocco (18th century). |
2019 |
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