1960s KUWAIT MIDDLE EAST TRAVELOGUE MOVIE 48214

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Life in Kuwait is the focus of this 1960s color educational film. The camera takes us through the streets starting at mark 01:45. “Kuwait. The place you’ve been hearing about,” the narrator proclaims. The film features a brief history of the country (mark 02:50) as a world map fills the screen, followed by desert scenes and images of oil pipelines and refineries. At mark 05:00 we see some of the items imported to Kuwait, everything from automobiles to razor blades. Some of that merchandise is shown in shops starting at mark 06:30, ranging from radios and televisions to accordions. The nation’s ruler, Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, is shown at mark 07:34, and credited with making Kuwait “modern.” Following a discussion of state-of-the-art medical techniques the film tackles education including those with special needs such as sight impairment (mark 12:25). But the majority of Kuwait’s success relies on oil production, a topic discussed at length beginning at mark 17:53, followed by a discussion of how the country supplies water to its most arid regions (mark 20:10) to aid in crop production. “There you have a close-up on Kuwait,” the narrator says starting at mark 24:24, “bustling and vigorous, cosmopolitan and friendly.”
Kuwait is a country in Western Asia. Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. As of 2016, Kuwait has a population of 4.2 million people; 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 2.9 million are expatriates. Expatriates account for 70% of the population.
Oil reserves were discovered in 1938. From 1946 to 1982, the country underwent large-scale modernization. In the 1980s, Kuwait experienced a period of geopolitical instability and an economic crisis following the stock market crash. In 1990, Kuwait was invaded by Iraq. The Iraqi occupation came to an end in 1991 after military intervention by coalition forces. At the end of the war, there were extensive efforts to revive the economy and rebuild national infrastructure.
Kuwait is a constitutional emirate with a semi-democratic political system. It has a high income economy backed by the world's sixth largest oil reserves. The Kuwaiti dinar is the highest valued currency in the world. According to the World Bank, the country has the fourth highest per capita income in the world. The Constitution was promulgated in 1962, making Kuwait the most democratic country in the region. Kuwait ranks highly in regional metrics of gender equality, as it has the region's highest Global Gender Gap ranking.
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[@kayjay9272]

I think every Kuwaiti should watch this masterpiece ❤ long live Kuwait my beautiful country

[@salmansaleem5046]

My forefathers we're setelled in Kuwait since 1945... And more than 50 persons of my family were buried in Kuwait. I am from Pakistan... Really a lovely country great place ❤️❤️❤️ 14/02/2019 Thanks for uploading

[@salmansaleem5046]

@Palki Sharma not yet

[@Fawaz4321]

What a simple and happy life they lived. I wish I was part of that generation.

[@aliyissa9857]

Am thankful to kuwait. I landed in Kuwait in Boom from Zanzibar in 1957 a teen ager. I received education and employed and left in 1997 well off

[@salmaanmuradali8328]

I love Kuwait and Kuwaiti people

[@yousefal-otaibi150]

I love kuwait Its so interesting to see were we started

[@Alibaba-gs6ht]

But, there is still some questions.

[@h.huffen-puff4105]

Love these old films. Thank you.

[@khalidalali186]

I wonder where those three overseas students from Kuwait are today, and seeing them, makes you ponder what became of them?! The fourth largest exporter of oil, behind the the United States, Venezuela, and the Soviet Union. Kuwait ranked in 10th place last year, producing 2.7 million barrels of oil a day during 2021, which accounted for 3% of the global oil output. Not bad for a tiny place. The US came in 1st, producing 16.6 million barrels of oil/day, which made up 18.5%, Saudi Arabia second with 11 million barrels of oil per day, along with Russia in third place, with 10.9 million barrels, and both produced 12.2% of the global production. How times have changed. Wonderful narration. Not surprising for a production of the time. Thanks for uploading.

[@pettymajesty]

Abdulatif AlHamad, the second student, had a wonderful and successful career; he was minister of finance for some time and served as head chairman of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development for about 40 years - just to name a few highlights.

[@khalidalali186]

How marvelous! Thanks for sharing.

[@نوفالمطيري-ذ3خ]

يازين ديرتي الله يحفظها عجيب الفيلم 😢❤️❤️

[@imoon5858]

The direction the movie shot by shot is amazing

[@arsenal2death]

amazing and beautiful ... A beautiful past and hopefully a greater future

[@sua.9847]

🇰🇼 Beautiful nation, proud people, and brighter future 🇰🇼

[@lilyofthevalleydesring]

"by the time you have seen these pictures, Kuwait would have changed again." how did he know that Kuwait changed after the gulf war? After the gulf war, Kuwait was mostly destroyed. Kuwait was rebuilt in what we know as modern Kuwait. amazing. I used to live and study in Kuwait and it is a amazing country.

[@SoraQ8]

remember when food in school was free? i miss old kuwait

[@abdouldissou1293]

Sweet those little children in kindergarten are grandmothers and fathers today bless them

[@sara-jt2zb]

يا بلادي دمت للكون ضياء 🇰🇼❤️

[@walidtounieh7530]

Oh snap, and there's my grandad @5:48 LOL

[@yondam1]

every nice to see this one

[@Diablist]

لما كانت الكويت للكويتيين ولا مكان للفاسدين كانت عروس الخليج ❤

[@imransharif443]

Wonderful old video

[@Athbikw]

وطني الكويت سلمت للمجد

[@Moonitot]

BEST COUNTRY IN MIDDLE EAST 🇰🇼❤🙏

[@kwt7509]

جميلة يابلدي 🇰🇼💙

[@Dalal-mt1er]

عجيييب 😍❤️

[@hahq2378]

عمار عمار يا بلادي 🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼💞💞💞💞

[@inaruto2636]

HA HQ انا سعودي الكويت على راسي تحية لكل كويتي وكويتية

[@3bdera7man]

From before and after Kuwait is the ideal of the GCC

[@mosaed44]

I love kuwait

[@fhdal3jmi64]

عماار يا بلادي❤️❤️❤️

[@khaledfaisal6225]

KUWAIT ❤❤❤

[@fayzation9131]

عمار يا كويت 🇰🇼

[@Kuwait73]

اتمنى ترجع لكويت لهذا المستوى وبطلنا مانبي مستقبل ومشاكله والحسد والطائفيه والحال الودر الي احنا فيه

[@kinggoldenhigh]

يخوك شوف اهني كانت ورده الخليج لاحقد لاحسد لاطائفيه القذره عنصريه قذره ( بس اهلها موجودين للحين الطيبين

[@MrMoOomoOo91]

WoW ❤️

[@allawisan4326]

فديو لطيف

[@Maniacguy2777]

7:09 funny is the driver didn’t check his side mirror car coming behind him.😂

[@athbi76]

محروسه يابلادي من كل شر الهي امين

[@noraam98]

الشيخ جابر؟؟ 23:14😭💗💗💗💗

[@BiscuitAWitch]

.لا بس قصة اللحية كانت مشهورة, ناس وايد كانت تحلق جذي

[@SCUN88]

نعم أيام ماكان بالاحمدي اعتقد

[@SCUN88]

يقول ان خباري عون فيها صيد كثيرو واحد من الربع مخيم هناك

[@AbdullahQ1993]

ماعتقد. الشيخ جابر الله يرحمه كان صغير على أيام الشيخ عبدالله السالم الله يرحمه.

[@ميلانو-ف9ف]

كان محافظ الاحمدي@@AbdullahQ1993

[@khalidahmed4906]

Fun fact, in 1965 Kuwait was the first country since the early 1940s to take out the United States as the wealthiest country in the world in gdp per capita terms.

[@emeelsaka]

اللة يعز الكويت واهلها

[@بوخالدالرشيدي-م3ق]

عمار ياأحلي وطن ربي يحفظج ياكويت

[@kckleeer]

بدايات العهد الذهبي والعز

[@mosaed44]

My country

[@saaasaaa1986]

الكويت في منتصف الستينات كانت أغنى بلد في العالم

[@f16a28]

🇰🇼🇰🇼

[@butterflybutterfly4830]

عمار ياارض الخير والسلام 🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼

[@user-wr2re1yd7g]

😍💙💙💙💙💙

[@saud71316]

:"The high powered automobile" : 7:09

[@HH-cu2mv]

Before 12 million Indians showed up to do all the work

[@mosaed44]

Kuwait in 2023 50c 💀

[@atheo3577]

فرق بين الحين وقبل :(

[@BiscuitAWitch]

الكويت لي الحينها حلوة بس الناس الكريهين زادوا

[@bosheihab6463]

that limp wrist! 10:41

[@alajmis4835]

للأسف كيف كنّا وكيف أصبحنا

[@lightflix]

:')

[@shimaworld9410]

تابعوني لمعرفة حقيقة بيت القرين 😭

[@Alidawoood]

جنه فلم هوليوود ....منو مسويه هههههههههههههه

[@Abdullah.Q8.]

🇰🇼

[@kasimmk6907]

معلومة جديدة

[@hahq2378]

عمار عمار يا بلادي 🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼💞💞💞💞