25/11/2022

KUWAIT


KUWAIT / الكويت

Definitive stamps.
Wara Hill.
Third stamp in a set of 9, issued on 01.04.1961.
Face value: 40 Kuwaiti fils.
Printing: Recess.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 156.
- Scott No. 166.
- StampWorld No. 156.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 157.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 154.

The Wara or Tell Wārah Hill (Arabic: جبل وارة) is located south of the city of Kuwait City and northwest of al-Ahmadi, in the east of the country, to whose governorate it belongs. It has a height of 30.5 m (100 ft) above sea level. Its coordinates are 28.991384 N 47.952419 E. Archaeologists found prehistoric remains at the site.

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