This is the Kuwait chapter from Lonely Planet's Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula guidebook.

Kuwait sits in the cradle of the most ancient and most-contested corners of the world, with its capital a cultural and epicurean oasis in a land of desert plains. Between one glamorous building project and another, it's almost even possible to overlook the Iraqi invasion...

• take an eagle's eye view of the city and the Gulf from Kuwait's famous triple towers
• maps
• dine in a dhow in the shadow of the largest wooden boat on earth at Al-Boom Rstaurant
• transport
• revisit the Gulf war and its heroes at the Kuwait House of National Memorial Musuem
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Itineraries, Climate & When to Go, History, Government & Politics, Economy, the National Psyche, Lifestyle, Population, Multiculturalism, Religion, Arts, Environment, Food & Drink, Kuwait Directory, Transport in Kuwait, Kuwait City, Failaka Island, Fahaheel, Al-Ahmadi, Ras Al-Zour, Wafrah Farms, Entertainment City, Al-Jahra and Mutla Ridge.