Rumaithiya

Rumaithiya
Ar - Rumaytheeyah
Rumaythiyah
City
Rumaithiya
Coordinates: 29°19′N 48°4′E / 29.317°N 48.067°E / 29.317; 48.067
CountryKuwait
ProvinceHawalli Governorate
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 • Total58,135
Time zoneGMT+3

Rumaithiya is an area in Hawalli governorate in Kuwait. About 58,000 people live there.[1]

Origin of the name

It is believed that the name of the area comes from a plant called Haloxylon. In the Arabic language, the plant is called Rumth. The area used to have this plants in it. Rumaithiya literally means something related to Rumth.

Places

  • There are 14 masjids in Rumaithiya
  • There are more than 70 Husayniyas in Rumaithiya
  • There are 12 branches for Rumaithiya Co-Op society
  • There is an area for sports
  • There are 2 public parks
  • There are 13 schools in Rumaithiya without private schools and children's schools (kindergartens)

Sources

  1. "Kumait PACI (2012)". Archived from the original on 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2013-04-13.