When we take a sneak peek at the History of Kuwait we come to know that the country has gone through major turmoil not only during the Iraqi invasion but from the very initiation of its origin. When you go for a trip to the Kuwait Popular Destinations you will find that along with the modern entertainment parks and islands like Green Island in Kuwait, Zoological Garden of Kuwait, there are lots of historical attractions in Kuwait in the form of Grand Mosque in Kuwait and Doha Village in Kuwait. The Old City Wall Gates in Kuwait is also a historical attraction of Kuwait. Before you know about the Old City Wall Gates in Kuwait, you should know something about the old town of Kuwait. Though the town was surrounded by desert yet it had an excellent harbor also. Therefore, a mud wall of 13 square kilometer area was created around the city in 1918. It is said that Sheikh Salim Al-Mubarak originally built the wall with the intention of keeping the city safe from the attacks of the desert tribes. Therefore all the Old City Wall Gates in Kuwait led to the desert. When petroleum was discovered in Kuwait in the 1930s then the city of Kuwait underwent major transformation and the wall was completely destroyed in the year 1954, but the five gates of the wall remained intact as a remembrance of the past. When you go to see the Tourist Attractions in Kuwait then you should first see the Old City Wall Gates of Kuwait. You will find the Maqsab Gate lying by the sea if you are coming down from the Sheraton Hotel, you will find the Jahra Gate lying inside the roundabout at the bottom of the Fahd Al-Salem Street. When you go at the starting of the Riyadh Street then you will come to see the Shamiya Gate. The Beraisi Gate lies at the end of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Street), and the Bneid Al-Qar Gate lies in the lush greenery between Soor (wall) Street and the First Ring Road. When the Iraqis invaded Kuwait then the Old City Wall Gates at Kuwait suffered massive damages. The gates were almost destroyed by shell attacks but after liberation the government of Kuwait undertook the responsibility of rebuilding the historical Old City Wall Gates in Kuwait and now these historical gates can again be seen.
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