Rumaithiya

Rumaithiya Ar - Rumaytheeyah Rumaythiyah
City
Rumaithiya
Coordinates: 29°19′N 48°4′E / 29.317°N 48.067°E / 29.317; 48.067
Country	Kuwait
Province	Hawalli Governorate
Government
• Type	Municipality
Population
• Total	58,135
Time zone	GMT+3

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

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

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