Madinat al-Hareer

Silk City
مدينة الحرير
Silk City
Coordinates: 29°37′01″N 48°04′01″E / 29.617°N 48.067°E / 29.617; 48.067
Country Kuwait
DistrictJahra Governorate
Construction began2019 (Phase I)
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Silk City (Arabic: مدينة الحرير, romanizedMadinat al-Hareer) is a large infrastructure project in northern Kuwait which is currently under development (Phase I). The project will be built in individual phases. In May 2019, the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway opened as part of the Silk City project's first phase, the project's first phase also includes Mubarak Al Kabeer Port which is currently under construction. The Silk City project is part of China's Belt and Road Initiative.