Kuwait Red Fort

Red Fort
القصر الأحمر
Alternative namesQaṣr al-ʾAḥmar
General information
LocationAl-Jahra, Kuwait
Coordinates29°20′53″N 47°40′48″E / 29.3480°N 47.6800°E / 29.3480; 47.6800
Construction started1897

The Kuwait Red Fort (Arabic: القصر الأحمر, romanized: al-Qaṣr al-ʾAḥmar) is a historic Kuwaiti palace and museum that lies about 32 kilometres west of Kuwait City in Al-Jahra.

The fort was the location of the Battle of Jahra in 1920.

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