Capital Governorate (Kuwait)

| Asimah Governorate محافظة العاصمةMuḥāfaẓat al-ʿĀṣima | | --- | | Governorate | | Map of Kuwait with Al-ʿĀṣima highlighted | | Coordinates (Al Kuwait): .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}29°20′03″N 47°58′53″E / 29.33417°N 47.98139°E / 29.33417; 47.98139 | | Kuwait | | Kuwait City | | 34 | | 200 km2 (77 sq mi) | | 630,000 | | 3,100/km2 (8,200/sq mi) | | UTC+03 (AST) | | KW-KU |

The Asimah Governorate or Capital Governorate, sometimes referred to as Al Kuwayt, is one of the six governorates of Kuwait. It comprises the historic core of Kuwait City, industrial and port areas such as Shuwaikh Port and Doha Port, and several offshore islands.

The governorate houses most of Kuwait's financial and business centres such as the Kuwait Stock Exchange.

The Fourth Ring Road

The centre of Kuwait City at night, with the Kuwait National Assembly

Failaka Island ruins

Date seller in Kuwait's traditional Sūg li-Mbārkīya

Mr. Nasir Sabah Nasir Mubarak I was governor from 1962 until his death in 1979. Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak became the next governor, circa 1979. Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II become governor in 1985. Thabit Al Muhanna became governor in 2014.