Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh

Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh جليب الشيوخ Jalīb Al-Shuyūkh
Nickname(s):  Abbasiya & Hassawi (Blocks 2 and 3)
Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Location of Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh in Kuwait
Coordinates: 29°16′0″N 47°56′0″E
Country	Kuwait
Governorate	Farwaniya
Area
• Urban	8.14 km2 (3.14 sq mi)
Population  (December 2021)
• City	271,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)

Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh (Arabic: جليب الشيوخ Transliteration: Jalīb Al-Shuyūkh) is an area in Farwaniya Governorate, which is one of the six Governorates of Kuwait. It geographically divided into 5 blocks. It is located within the agglomeration of Kuwait City and is the closest area to Kuwait International Airport. It is largely inhabited by expatriates from countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Egypt & Syria. Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh is located at 29°16′N 47°56′E. Kuwaitis reside in Block 4. New neighbourhoods are coming up around the area. One such neighbourhood on west side of Jleeb is now designated as Abdullah Al Mubarak area (In Ministry records, it is also called as 'West Jleeb'). Its population in 2021 was 271,000.

Despite its obscure status, Jleeb houses telecommunication exchange that serves communications needs of Airport and of Dajeej which is a major commercial centre in Farwaniya Governorate.

Blocks

Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh is officially divided into 05 blocks (قِطَع). Every block has a mosque and Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Co-Op branch at Block 4.

Schools

A number of schools reside in various locations of Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, majority of them are Indian Schools in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh:

• Indian Educational School, also known as Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
• Indian Central School
• United Indian School Abbasiya
• Integrated Indian School Abbasiya
• Kuwait Indian School Abbasiya
• Al-Rashed Indian School
• Indian Learners Own Academy
• Smart Indian School
• Pakistan English School & College
• Nottingham British School
• United International Indian School
• Indian Central School

Transport

Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh has a large population that utilizes the public transport systems run by Kuwait Public Transport Company (KPTC), Citybus (a Boodai group subsidiary) and KGL Transportation.

The area is flanked by major roads - Ghazali Expressway and the 6th Ring Road and is less than 5 km from the Kuwait International Airport. Taxis are widely available and one can expect to pre-bargain about the fares.