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Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Arabian Peninsula: official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1961
 * Biggest Cities In Kuwait at WorldAtlas
 * Demographics of Kuwait at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Kuwait at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Kuwait at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Kuwait at Places in the world
 * Kuwait - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Kuwait Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Kuwait Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Kuwait: Governorates, Neighborhood Districts, Places - Population at City Population
 * Kuwait - Mosque Directory at Maps.me
 * List of Kuwait Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of Kuwait at WorldAtlas
 * Outline of Kuwait at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Kuwait at Wikipedia
 * Religious Beliefs In Kuwait at WorldAtlas
 * Schools in Kuwait at Wikipedia
 * Universities in Kuwait at Wikipedia
 * Wadis of Kuwait at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates : official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States, United States Board on Geographic Names, Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center, Washington, D.C., 1976
 * Gazetteer of Kuwait: names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States Board on Geographic Names, Defense Mapping Agency, Washington, D.C., 1986

Why Use Gazetteers
A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes, states, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Within a specific geographical area, the place-names are listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary. You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and religious jurisdictions over those places.

There are many places within a country with similar or identical place-names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the state the town was or is in, and the jurisdictions where records about the person was kept.

Gazetteer Contents
Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:
 * Different religious denominations
 * Schools, colleges, and universities
 * Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations
 * The population size.
 * Boundaries of civil jurisdiction.
 * Ecclesiastical jurisdiction(s)
 * Longitude and latitude.
 * Distances and direction from other from cities.
 * Schools, colleges, and universities.
 * Denominations and number of churches.
 * Historical and biographical information on some individuals (usually high-ranking or famous individuals)