Abu Halifa
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Abu Halifa or Abu Hulayfah or Abi Huleifa or Abu Haleifah is a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the Abu Halifa District
Abu Halifa District
Abu Halifa District is one of the districts of Al Ahmadi Governorate in Kuwait....

 of the Al Ahmadi Governorate in southern Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...


and since this area was rich in small plants called " حنيفا Hanifa ", the name arose.
Abu Halifa is also a host to the Box Hill Institute of TAFE
Box Hill Institute of TAFE
Box Hill Institute is a secondary and tertiary education institute based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, with additional campuses overseas...

, Kuwait Magic Mall and Sahel (Kuwaiti football club)
Sahel (Kuwaiti football club)
Al Sahel Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Abu Halifa.-Hounors:*Kuwaiti Division One: 2**2000/01, 2009/10*Kuwait Emir Cup: Runners-up**1998/99-Coaches:-Current squad:...

Stadium.The most famous building in Abu Halifa is Al-Raya Complex.

The village (probably a town now) was built by the Kuwaiti Government/Emir to house settling Kuwaitis (previously living a nomadic lifestyle). It was also home to the famous Gazelle Club, situated about ten minutes walk (haha) away at the water's edge. In 1969 there was one English family living there and a handful of Europeans ~ presumably it's much more cosmopolitan now?

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