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Kuwait

Middle East

Kuwait City

Facts

Population

3,051,000

Area

17,818 km²

6,880 mi²

Density

171.2 people per km²

443.5 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

17 Completed • 1 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Dar Al Awadi (2005)

Tallest Building

Al Hamra Tower (413 m)

Tallest City

Kuwait City

Average Building Age

11 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (89%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (80%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

27

Tallest Country in

the World

5

Tallest Country in

Middle East

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Al Hamra Tower	412.6 m / 1,354 ft
2	The Assima Tower	301.6 m / 990 ft
3	NBK Tower	300 m / 984 ft
4	Arraya Tower	300 m / 984 ft
5	Kipco Tower	240 m / 787 ft
6	Crystal Tower	240 m / 787 ft
7	The Central Bank of Kuwait New Headquarters Building	238.5 m / 782 ft
8	Kuwait Investment Authority Headquarters	231 m / 758 ft
9	Al Tijaria Tower	218.2 m / 716 ft
10	Burj Alshaya West Tower	205 m / 673 ft

Building Completions Timeline

CTBUH People & Events

Vertical Transportation: Ascent & Acceleration

12 September 2017

CTBUH partnered with Guinness World Records to…

Twisting Tall Buildings

18 August 2016

CTBUH has released a study that looks at the…

Research

12 December 2018

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018

The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’...

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Global News

15 June 2021

Work Has Begun on Kuwait Tower

Work has started on the new 46-story Capital Markets Authority Headquarters building in Kuwait City. The 240-meter project by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates in collaboration...

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Global News

21 October 2019

Plans Unveiled for Tower Along the Kuwait City Waterfront

OMA has unveiled plans for a waterfront residential tower in Kuwait City. The design, led by OMA partners Iyad Alsaka and Reinier de Graaf, consists...

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