Comments on: More old pictures of Kuwait http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/more-old-pictures-of-kuwait/ Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are designers, Mark works in advertising while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:36:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tawfik W Dajani http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/more-old-pictures-of-kuwait/#comment-496972 Tawfik W Dajani Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:32:44 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8795#comment-496972 Yes the photo is for the old National Museum next to the Amiri Palace Yes the photo is for the old National Museum next to the Amiri Palace

]]> By: Jafar Behbehani http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/more-old-pictures-of-kuwait/#comment-481132 Jafar Behbehani Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:49:31 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8795#comment-481132 First Picture is the Dywaniya of Shaikh Khaz3al next to Dasman Palace.Was purchased by the late Shaikh Abdulla Al-Jaber ( Then in charge of Education ) & converted it to Kuwait Musium. When the new Musium was built,he rented it to a whole Sa3eedi village (probably around 300 hundred of them) & they practically ruined it !! Then they were evicted and the building was totally ignored. Shaikh Khaz3al's Palace was the building opposit the Dywaniya & later became the house of late Mr.Khalifa Al-Ghanim. At that time he & Sayyed Hameed Behbehani were business partners,importers of Jaguar & Pegoet car & Synalco soft drink. This house was also ignored & now it is in ruins but can still be seen. First Picture is the Dywaniya of Shaikh Khaz3al next to Dasman Palace.Was purchased by the late Shaikh Abdulla Al-Jaber ( Then in charge of Education ) & converted it to Kuwait Musium. When the new Musium was built,he rented it to a whole Sa3eedi village (probably around 300 hundred of them) & they practically ruined it !! Then they were evicted and the building was totally ignored.
Shaikh Khaz3al’s Palace was the building opposit the Dywaniya & later became the house of late Mr.Khalifa Al-Ghanim. At that time he & Sayyed Hameed Behbehani were business partners,importers of Jaguar & Pegoet car & Synalco soft drink. This house was also ignored & now it is in ruins but can still be seen.

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/more-old-pictures-of-kuwait/#comment-480947 Mark Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:51:19 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8795#comment-480947 I believe here is where picture #10 was taken http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hilton+kuwait&ie=UTF8&hq=hilton+kuwait&hnear=&ll=29.065759,48.162217&spn=0.002837,0.003921&t=h&z=18&iwloc=C I believe here is where picture #10 was taken
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hilton+kuwait&ie=UTF8&hq=hilton+kuwait&hnear=&ll=29.065759,48.162217&spn=0.002837,0.003921&t=h&z=18&iwloc=C

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/more-old-pictures-of-kuwait/#comment-480944 Mark Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:48:04 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8795#comment-480944 Picture says oil port. I've see something similar from far near Hilton Mangaf. Could be that oil port? Picture says oil port. I’ve see something similar from far near Hilton Mangaf. Could be that oil port?

]]> By: Bo Marzoog http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/more-old-pictures-of-kuwait/#comment-480943 Bo Marzoog Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:44:03 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8795#comment-480943 can anybody specify Picture # 10 location ? can anybody specify Picture # 10 location ?

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/more-old-pictures-of-kuwait/#comment-480922 Mark Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:53:27 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8795#comment-480922 Looking at the pictures I don't think the museum is the same building as the one near Dasman. The plaque on the left of the entrance in the high res scan of the picture says: "Ministry of Education Antiquity Museums Section - Kuwait Museum -" Looking at the pictures I don’t think the museum is the same building as the one near Dasman. The plaque on the left of the entrance in the high res scan of the picture says:

“Ministry of Education Antiquity Museums Section – Kuwait Museum -”

]]> By: Ian Butterworth http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/more-old-pictures-of-kuwait/#comment-480921 Ian Butterworth Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:46:01 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8795#comment-480921 I enjoy the old photographs of Kuwait. It is too bad more old buildings are not preserved as they were in their glory. I have a photo of a nearby building to this one (across the street to the north I think) on the old blog posting. http://misterian.com/2008/10/kuwait-wind-tower/ A kind commenter to the photo on Flickr Link here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/misterian/2969393719/ Said the following --------- As for the building, it was built and owned by Shiekh Khazaal the ruler of Khuzestan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khuzestan) up to the year 1925, before the Iranian government invaded the province and claimed it as an Iranian land. Shiekh Khazaal was a friend of Shiekh Mubarak the ruler of Kuwait at that time, and he had the land as a gift from Shiekh Mubarak. It's unclear what happend to Shiekh Khazaal but his supporters think that he was killed by the Shah of Iran. I enjoy the old photographs of Kuwait. It is too bad more old buildings are not preserved as they were in their glory. I have a photo of a nearby building to this one (across the street to the north I think) on the old blog posting.

http://misterian.com/2008/10/kuwait-wind-tower/

A kind commenter to the photo on Flickr
Link here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/misterian/2969393719/
Said the following
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As for the building, it was built and owned by Shiekh Khazaal the ruler of Khuzestan
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khuzestan)
up to the year 1925, before the Iranian government invaded the province and claimed it as an Iranian land.

Shiekh Khazaal was a friend of Shiekh Mubarak the ruler of Kuwait at that time, and he had the land as a gift from Shiekh Mubarak.

It’s unclear what happend to Shiekh Khazaal but his supporters think that he was killed by the Shah of Iran.

]]> By: rad-dude81 http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/more-old-pictures-of-kuwait/#comment-480920 rad-dude81 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:25:31 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8795#comment-480920 I agree with you Mesh, Kuwait was at its best in the 60s, 70s and 80s and it went downhill in the 90s. Believe me, bro. Most Kuwaitis feel the same way you do. We all complained and still do, but it appears that the higher ups or some of the higher ups don't care. I agree with you Mesh, Kuwait was at its best in the 60s, 70s and 80s and it went downhill in the 90s. Believe me, bro. Most Kuwaitis feel the same way you do. We all complained and still do, but it appears that the higher ups or some of the higher ups don’t care.

]]> By: Hunter http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/more-old-pictures-of-kuwait/#comment-480916 Hunter Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:42:21 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8795#comment-480916 Can someone go down to near the brit embassy and take a picture of how the building looks today and maybe mark could post it next to it? That would be cool Can someone go down to near the brit embassy and take a picture of how the building looks today and maybe mark could post it next to it? That would be cool

]]> By: hunt http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/more-old-pictures-of-kuwait/#comment-480903 hunt Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:10:17 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8795#comment-480903 If I remember correctly then khaza'al plalace (first pic) has been fenced for restoration. If I remember correctly then khaza’al plalace (first pic) has been fenced for restoration.

]]> By: Mesh http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/more-old-pictures-of-kuwait/#comment-480899 Mesh Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:17:33 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8795#comment-480899 That was back in Kuwait early years before the golden age, Kuwait were well structured, preparing to its golden age: 70's and 80's. I feel sad the way Kuwait turned out is now, although am not Kuwaiti (but hometown it is..), my heart aches painfully each time i see disorder or uncivilized thing.. not to mention Parkingless Towers of Sardines Flats, special thanks to those people helped building it (do i have to mention them ?)... lol (شر البلية ما يضحك) That was back in Kuwait early years before the golden age, Kuwait were well structured, preparing to its golden age: 70′s and 80′s.

I feel sad the way Kuwait turned out is now, although am not Kuwaiti (but hometown it is..), my heart aches painfully each time i see disorder or uncivilized thing..

not to mention Parkingless Towers of Sardines Flats, special thanks to those people helped building it (do i have to mention them ?)… lol
(شر البلية ما يضحك)

]]> By: hummer15al http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/more-old-pictures-of-kuwait/#comment-480896 hummer15al Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:13:45 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8795#comment-480896 sorry for that mark haven't been there for a long time :( hope it it will be saved although i doubt it . sorry for that mark haven’t been there for a long time :( hope it it will be saved although i doubt it .

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