Kuwaitis
Persian Gulf nationals
Kuwaitis are citizens or natives of Kuwait, the small oil-rich nation on the Persian Gulf.
The term functions as both noun and adjective: Kuwaitis protested the Iraqi invasion, Kuwaiti cuisine features machboos and harees.
Kuwait's vast petroleum wealth gives its relatively small Kuwaiti population one of the world's highest per-capita incomes.
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- nationalsCitizens of a state
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
Bedouin · stateless · naturalization · demographics · population · compatriots · countrymen · allegiance
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- pearlingHarvesting mollusks for gems
- dhowArab trading vessel
- falconryTraining raptors to hunt
henna · incense · oud · Arabic · calligraphy · Eid · Ramadan · liberation
Quranic monotheistic religion
- mosquesMuslim houses of worship
- minaretsMosque tower structures
- prayerAddress to deity
- QuranIslam's central scripture
Sunni · Shia · muezzin · hijab · abaya · halal · zakat · hajj
To leave behind completely
- GulfNamed oceanic inlet
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- sandFine rock particles
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
arid · oasis · wadis · islands · summer heat · humidity · dust storms · flatlands
citizenship
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- nationalsCitizens of a state
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
diaspora · Bedouin · stateless · naturalization · demographics · population · compatriots · countrymen · allegiance · patriotism
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- pearlingHarvesting mollusks for gems
- dhowArab trading vessel
falconry · henna · incense · oud · Arabic · calligraphy · Eid · Ramadan · liberation · souk
Islam
Quranic monotheistic religion
Quran · Sunni · Shia · muezzin · hijab · abaya · halal · zakat · hajj · iftar
desert
To leave behind completely
dunes · arid · oasis · wadis · islands · summer heat · humidity · dust storms · flatlands · saltmarsh
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
petroleum · refineries · barrels · exports · wealth · oilfields · pipelines · tankers · petrochemicals · energy
dates
Calendar numbers or courtship
Kuwaitisexpatriate workers
Personnel employed outside homeland
non-citizens · expatriates · foreign workers · migrant workers · guest workers
- Kuwait CityEmirate's main hub