Kuwait, is a country in
Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip
of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south.
Kuwait also shares maritime borders with Iran. Kuwait has a coastal length of
approximately 500 km (311 mi). Most of the country's population reside in the
urban agglomeration of the capital city Kuwait City. As of 2021, Kuwait has a
population of 4.67 million people of which 1.45 million are Kuwaiti citizens
while the remaining 3.2 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries.
The Liberation Tower is a 372-meter-high telecommunications tower in Kuwait City, Kuwait, the second-tallest structure in the country and the 39th tallest building in the world. Liberation Tower is one of the mist important landmarks of Kuwait City, located in the city center at Abdulla Al Salem St, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait.
The tower
is not publicly accessible to tourists. However, the complex building attached
to the tower houses government offices such as the Communication and
Information Technology Regulatory Authority and a government service center
that offer civil services related to Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Public Authority For Civil Information, Ministry of Justice, Public
Institution for Social Security, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Fire
Service Directorate, and Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour. Even though asian destinations readers can't enjoy the liberation tower from the inside, you can see the beauty of the liberation tower from a distance.
Originally intended to
be named The Kuwait Telecommunications Tower, construction of the tower
commenced before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. When the
invasion took place, construction, which was almost half-way complete, was put
on hold. However, the structure received no damage, and construction resumed
after Iraqi forces were expelled on February 27, 1991. Upon completion in 1993,
the tower was renamed the Liberation Tower, symbolizing Kuwait's liberation
from Iraq.
Sources :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Tower_(Kuwait)
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