Fahaheel
الفحيحيل
Area
Al-Kout Mall in Fahaheel
Al-Kout Mall in Fahaheel
Fahaheel is located in Kuwait
Fahaheel
Fahaheel
Location of Fahaheel in Kuwait.
Fahaheel is located in Persian Gulf
Fahaheel
Fahaheel
Fahaheel (Persian Gulf)
Fahaheel is located in Asia
Fahaheel
Fahaheel
Fahaheel (Asia)
Coordinates: 29°05′00″N 48°07′36″E / 29.08333°N 48.12667°E / 29.08333; 48.12667

Fahaheel (Gulf Arabic: الفحيحيل, romanized: li-Fḥēḥīl) is an area in Kuwait, located in the Ahmadi Governorate. It is located east of the Ahmadi area and is on the coast of the Persian Gulf. The Fahaheel Fish Market is a major fish market in Kuwait. The market is located on the seashore of Fahaheel. It is a traditional style fresh fish market and is directly supplied by fishermen on the wharf coming from their boats with buckets of fish in their hand. The shrimp season starts in September and ends in early February.[1] Fahaheel is home to the Al Kout Mall as well as several other traditional and modern shops.

Etymology

The area is named after a diminutive form for the word for masculine palm tree in Arabic, فحيحيل from فحل.

References

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