Shuwaikh Island

Shuwaikh Island (Arabic: جزيرة الشويخ‎), also known as Akkaz Island, is a former island of Kuwait within Kuwait Bay. The former island is now joined to Kuwait's Shuwaikh industrial area as an extension via land bridge and therefore no longer exists as an island.

The area is an archaeological site with pieces dating back to 2000 BC.

External links/references

http://demo.sakhr.com/diwan/emain/Story_Of_Kuwait/Kuwait_before_Oil/Social_Life/village_life.html

Coordinates: 29°21′16″N 47°54′35″E / 29.35444°N 47.90972°E / 29.35444; 47.90972

Islands of Kuwait

Inhabited islands	Bubiyan Failaka Shuwaikh Umm al Maradim Umm an Namil

Uninhabited islands	Auhah Kubbar Miskan Qaruh Warbah

Islands of Kuwait at commons

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