Kuwait

Kuwait is a small country near the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq, Saudi Arabia and, across the Gulf, Iran. It is much like a city-state as the vast majority of the population lives in and around Kuwait City.
The 1st picture is an overlook of the city taken from the observation deck of the Kuwait Towers in the 2nd picture. The two large spheres are water tanks while the higher, smaller sphere is the observation deck and a cafe.
Next are 2 night pictures. The Liberation Tower was started before and finished after the Gulf War. Originally the Kuwait Telecommunication Tower, it was renamed Liberation after the war. The other catches a bit of the harbor and a traditional fishing boat.
The 5th picture is the fish market, probably the largest display of fish I've seen, and this is just after the daily auction that the restaurants attend. The 6th picture is the more general souq in another part of the building.
The 7th picture is a mosque that I found interesting from my engineering days. The walls are made of gabions, wire mesh cages or boxes filled with rocks more often used for retaining walls. I've not seen them used as a building material.
The rest of the pictures are in parks. The 8th photo is a park building with some skyline in the background. 9th is a typical walkway. The 10th picture is a fun sculpture of playing marbles. The 11th picture is a model ship floating in the park.
The last 2 are of another park focused on history. The 12th picture shows an historic city gate, and the 13th is part of a model depicting old Kuwait City, formerly known as Qurain when it was a small fishing village.Read more