Jahra

Jahra is a town located to the north-west of Kuwait City in Kuwait which mainly consists of agricultural areas. Jahra is part of the Al Jahr?' governerate of Kuwait. Population 67,311 (1980) The historic Red Fort (Qasr Al-Ahmar) of Jahra resides within the town. It is the site of the famous "Battle of Jahra" which took place in the 1920s and is now a national monument.