Madinat al-Hareer
Silk City
مدينة الحرير | |
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Silk City | |
| Coordinates: 29°37′01″N 48°04′01″E / 29.617°N 48.067°E | |
| Country | Kuwait |
| District | Jahra Governorate |
| Construction began | 2019 (Phase I) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Silk City (Arabic: مدينة الحرير, romanized: Madinat 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.