{"id":44533,"date":"2025-10-21T09:31:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=44533"},"modified":"2025-10-21T09:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:31:51","slug":"kuwait-approves-change-of-591-street-names-to-numbers-full-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/kuwait-approves-change-of-591-street-names-to-numbers-full-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait Approves Change of 591 Street Names to Numbers \u2013 Full Details"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kuwait is undergoing a significant change in its street naming system<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kuwait Municipal Council recently approved a <strong>decision to replace 591 street names with numerical designations<\/strong>. This decision, made during a closed extraordinary session chaired by Abdullah Al Mahri, follows recommendations from the Committee for Naming Cities, Districts, and Streets. This committee was established under Ministerial Resolution No. 558 of 2023, which has led to the shift in how streets are named and numbered across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to replacing most street names with numbers, the <strong>council voted to rename three streets after Arab capitals and cities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shutterstock_2470134011.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shutterstock_2470134011.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shutterstock_2470134011-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shutterstock_2470134011-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shutterstock_2470134011-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new rules restrict the naming of streets and areas, allowing <strong>only Kuwait\u2019s rulers, crown princes, and heads of state from friendly nations to have streets or landmarks named after them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From now on, <strong>streets will primarily be identified by numbers<\/strong> rather than names, making navigation and address identification clearer. For residents, this change might take some time to adjust to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in other recent developments in Kuwait, be sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/kuwait-launches-new-e-visa-system-for-tourists-families-and-business\">full guide on Kuwait\u2019s new e-visa system<\/a><\/strong>, including details on categories, fees, and duration. Stay tuned for more updates on changes that impact daily life in Kuwait!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuwait is undergoing a significant change in its street naming system. The Kuwait Municipal Council recently approved a decision to replace 591 street names with numerical designations. This decision, made during a closed extraordinary session chaired by Abdullah Al Mahri, follows recommendations from the Committee for Naming Cities, Districts, and Streets. This committee was established [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":32391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0623\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631"}}],"countries":[{"id":15507,"slug":"ksa","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ksa\/","api_id":215,"title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"}}],"cities":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}