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City of Silk [Kuwait] – Watch out Dubai

Submitted by DA on Thursday, 10 August 2006View Comments

‘City of Silk’ is a visionary development project for Kuwait and its future. The concept city by Eric Kuhne & Associates is based on concept of magnamous proportions for a futristic city North of Kuwait. Some facts :

1. Name : City of Silk [Madinat Al-Hareer]

2. Location : Subiya – Northern Kuwait

3. Size of Project : 250 Sq Kms

4. Investment : Approx KD 25 Billion

5. Time Period : Phase 1 [5 Years] – Full Project [25 Years] est 2030

6. Population: 750,000

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  • Yousef
    Loook guys for gods sake my father is in that project and the whole project is going to finish in 2015 and i went there and ssaw every thing SO FUCK DUBAI this kuwait for crying out loud
  • ayman hatoum
    this is sick

    i hope you people will built this other wise you guys are really losers

    i love kuwait coz i was raised there so i want the best for kuwait don't disapoint us please look at the al-emarat they are really doing an awsome job so keep looking forward to beat their asses up and never give up wooooooooooooooow
    go kuwait go god bless kuwait

    ayman hatoum,
  • Shamwari
    You know what I think, give me the African Lowveld Bush......no cell phone signal, wildlife, thick bush, rivers......who wants all that concrete and fake sence of well being anyway....

    google the following: Phalaborwa, have a look at that bush right next to the Kruger National Park in South Africa....

    Fod for thought
  • HHRA
    Let us be realistic,
    While watching other gulf nations prospers with their infrastructure, Kuwait was once the country and people those other gulf countries envisioned becoming. In order to reach this goal we have to:

    1.Change the mentality of the people to not try to live in this lavish lifestyle.
    2.Settle the disputes among the Royal Family, and stop with this political madness that has occurred in Kuwait (Jamal Al-Omar
  • u5f
    OK it looks amazing and all... but is really going to be the same when its done?! so who ever's in charge.. either give it 100%or dont do it at all, u gotta unite with experts from all over the world and work together i mean common get back on TRACK! anyways nice job ;) and please take care of that awful smell of sewege or whatever it is b4 starting anything!
  • Blue Ice Envy
    This is a beautiful dream land!
    Even if I doubt that it will come to reality, I will have a house there for sure ;)
  • ditto.

    just the subiya bridge meant to connect to that city has taken what 8 years to get approval for. and i dont think its even approved yet is it?
  • the city of (lazim asawi shay in my time)
  • bullshit
  • Im so sorry, but this Project is indeed Pie in the Sky. It will never fly. Parliament will debate it until the cows come home and eventually it will be half the size, half as impressive and probably suffer from the same stinky sulphur smell that plagued the free trade zone...

    :)
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