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 Kuwait - Orientation Maps especially handy for newcomers

 Kuwait - Maps and Information

 Boat trips and charters

 Currency exchange into KD (yahoo!)

 Sports & Social Clubs NEW - EXPAT GROUP PROFILES

 Hair salons

 Health

 General

 Car Rentals

 Hotels

 Furniture

 Electronics

 Automotive Kuwait

 Automotive interest

 General interest websites

 Arabic language audio clips

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Kuwait - Orientation maps especially handy for newcomers

	Orientation Map: Kuwait's Ring Road System
	Orientation Map: Salmiya (large 1M file)
	Orientation Map: Salmiya to Salwa NEW (large 1M file)

Contact the webmaster if you would like to suggest additional maps of specific areas.

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Kuwait - Maps and Information

	Interactive Map of Kuwait - Zoom, slide, search this map!
	Interactive satellite views of Kuwait - fly over Kuwait, search landmarks, show friends where you live!
	Intute  - A collection of maps and geographic information for Kuwait, including outline, detailed and regional maps, and selected physical data.
	Information Kuwait -  For all those who are interested in researching and exploring issues related to the State of Kuwait.
	Lonely Planet - A more touristy look at Kuwait.
	Images of Kuwait - Scenes of everyday life in Kuwait.
	World Time Zones
	Local (Kuwait) Weather  (1) (2)

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Currency exchange into KD (yahoo!)

	US$ cKD  (inverted)
	British£ cKD (inverted)
	British£ cUS$ (inverted)
	AU$ cKD  (inverted)
	NZ$ cKD (inverted)
	ZAR cKD (inverted)
	AED cKD (inverted) (UAE Dirham)
	BHD cKD (inverted) (Bahraini Dinar)

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Sport, Expat Groups & Social Clubs (profiled listings**)

Sport, Expat Groups & Social Clubs (contact details only)

	www.alannaorphans.blogspot.com
	Caledonians Kuwait
	Desert Biking Club of Kuwait
	Kuwait Diving Team
	Scubaspots.com
	Expat Moms in Kuwait (Yahoo group) join here

KUWAIT EXPAT GROUPS, LIST YOUR CLUB* AND HAVE YOUR OWN FREE GROUP PROFILE** PLEASE CONTACT US HERE

    * Conditions Apply  ** A single page profile on www.abcq8.com reflecting your group's activities (sample)

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Hair Salons

	Cutting Edge  2571-8001
	Strands  2572-6442/3
	Candis@Soho 2390-2077

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Health

Dentist Dr. Linda Asfour - 99621049

Eating and health - Gaining weight in Kuwait?!

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General (relating to Kuwait)

	International dialing codes
	Kuwait Airways - historical web information
	Ministry of Interior (MOI) website
	Interested in Camels?
	Dr. Eyad Al-Masri
	Celcius to Fahrenheit

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Car Rentals

	Al-Sayer – 24716855
	AutoMak – 24915011
	Europcar – 24735626
	Hertz – 1808444
	National – 22492145/6/7
	Rekab – 24821000

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Hotels

	Crowne Plaza – 24742000
	Courtyard Kuwait – 22997000
	Four Points Kuwait – 2835555
	Hilton Resort Kuwait – 22256222
	Holiday Inn Salmiya - 25760490
	Holiday Inn Down Town - 1841000
	Mövenpick – Free Trade Zone 4610033, AlBida 22253100
	Palms Resort - 22824060
	Radisson SAS – 25756000
	Safir International – 22530000
	Safir Heritage Village – 25370442 (Failaka Island)
	Sheraton - 2422055

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Furniture

	MIDAS - 24825033
	IKEA - 1840408
	Alghanim - 1881111
	Alghanim Easy Credit - 1866699

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Electronics

	Eureka - 25751133
	Alghanim - 1881111
	LG Electronics - 22426742
	Al-Yousifi - 22436399

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Automotive Kuwait

	Aston Martin – 24837344 – Premier International Motors
	Audi – 2811118 – Fouad Alghanim & Sons
	Bentley – 24721414 – Al-Zayani
	BMW – 22246000 - Ali Alghanim & Sons
	Chevrolet – 1881111 - Alghanim
	Daihatsu - 24721414 – Al-Zayani
	Ferrari – 24721414 – Al-Zayani
	GMC - 2472-1670 - Behbehani
	Ford – 24813200 - AMG
	Harley-Davidson - 1804020 email: cmc@harley-davidson-kw.com                                            website: www.harley-davidson-kw.com Read more about us here.
	Honda – 1833334  – Mutawa Alkazi
	Jaguar - 24721414 – Al-Zayani
	KIA – 24810844 - Al-Qurain
	Land Rover – 22246000 – Ali Alghanim & Sons
	Lexus – 1802008 – Al-Sayer
	Mazda – 24733334 - Kaico
	Mercedes Benz – 24815887 – Albisher & Alkazemi
	Mini – 22246000 – Ali Alghanim & Sons
	Mitsubishi – 24838153  – Al-Mulla
	Nissan – 1804888 – Al-Babtain
	Porsche – 24764357/8 – Behbehani
	Rover – 22246000 – Ali Alghanim & Sons
	Skoda – 1811118 – Fouad Alghanim & Sons
	Toyota – 1802008 – Al-Sayer
	Volvo – 24810844 - Al-Qurain
	VW – 24729147 – Behbehani
	VEHICLE FINANCE CALCULATOR

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Automotive interest

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General interest websites (not always Kuwait related)

	Googletutor - learn how to use Google; discover features you always ask for but didn't know they were already there!
	Amazing digital cartoon work
	What does your name mean
	A unique new photo search engine
	Years in History - see what happened in the world in your year of birth
	Gadgets online
	If you have some time in hand, take a look at www.mistakeproofing.com
	Old fashions, ads etc.
	See how a jet engine works!
	Interesting boat stories
	March 2008. Endeavour space walk photographs. Must see.
	August 2009. Hiroshima today - gripping night photography.

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Arabic language audio clips

Text below is written in phonetics that suit the online translator only. Highlight one line of text at a time, then hit the translator button on the left! PC audio should be "on".

salaam eyeleekoooom. This is the first person's greeting - salaam eyeleekoooom.

eyeleekoooom salaam. This is the reply to a greeting received in Arabic - eyeleekoooom salaam.

keeef haak eenta. how are you? keeef haak eenta.

wayne sooq. loh samacht? where is the market, please? wayne sooq. loh samacht?

shino? what? shino?

shino haada? what is that? shino haada?

say-ara - car or vehicle - say-ara.

shino say-ara. what type of car? shino say-ara.

loh samacht? excuse me - loh samacht?

shino shabab? which people? shino shabab?

wayne shabab? where are the people? wayne shabab?

keelshee. all or everything. keelshee.

kuloo. all or everything - kuloo.

rakam telefawn? what is your mobile phone's number? rakam telefawn?

ahraf schloahn? do you understand? ahraf schloahn?

maahshee? do you understand me? am I clear? maahshee?

in-shahlah. God willing - in-shahlah.

 dakhil. inside - dakhil

barra. outside - barra. the r should be harshly pronounced..

shoof. look - shoof

shoof menaak. look at that, whilst pointing at an object - shoof menaak.

bookrah in-shahlah. tomorrow, God willing - bookrah in-shahlah.

. habibi. my dear, or my friend - in the masculine, and typically people who are familiar with each other - . habibi.

. habibti. my dear, or my friend - in the feminine, also typically people who are familiar with each other - . habibti.

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