List of rivers of Kuwait - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of rivers in Kuwait. 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...

does not have any permanent rivers, but does have a few wadis

Wadi

Wadi is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some cases, it may refer to a dry riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain or simply an intermittent stream.-Variant names:...

, the most notable of which is Wadi al Batin which forms the border between Kuwait and Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

. Also listed are the river-like marine channels around Bubiyan Island

Bubiyan Island

Bubiyan Island is the largest island in the Kuwaiti coastal island chain situated in the north-western corner of the Persian Gulf, with an area of ....

Wadis

Bahrat al Abraq
Bahrat al Mirfi
Bahrat Hawshan
Bahrat Umm Ghār
Shaib abu Shaham
Shaib al Awja
Shaib as Sir
Shaib ar Rukham
Shaib Rujm al Jahtan
Wadi al Batin (Kuwait River)

Marine Channels

Khawr abd Allah
Khawr Abd Allah
The Khawr Abd Allah is today an estuary, but once was the point where the great Euphrates and Tigris rivers emptied into the Persian Gulf. Located in the south of Iraq, the Iraq-Kuwaiti border divides the lower portion of the estuary, but adjacent to the port of Umm Qasr the estuary becomes wholly...
- Khawr Bubiyan
- Khawr az Zubayr
Khawr as Subiyah
- Khawr al Tha'aleb

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