Why Kuwait Is Building This Strange City

2022 ж. 8 Мам.
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In this city almost every resident has their own beach access on a lagoon that leads directly into the sea. But constructing such a city meant overcoming tremendous engineering problems.
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  • I’m Canadian and lived in Kuwait for 6 years. I stayed at a chalet in this city for a weekend, much of the land is still undeveloped, but it is certainly cool to admire the engineering behind it all

    @D_B_44@D_B_442 жыл бұрын
    • Shame the beaches are full of trash.

      @billwilliams328@billwilliams3282 жыл бұрын
    • interesting they still have undeveloped land considering how very tiny they are.

      @alexm566@alexm5662 жыл бұрын
    • How did a Canadian survive the desert ?

      @TheGeorgeous@TheGeorgeous2 жыл бұрын
    • @@TheGeorgeous lol looking back I am not quite sure.

      @D_B_44@D_B_442 жыл бұрын
    • @@TheGeorgeous there are many Canadians and Americans working here, mostly on temporary jobs and such, a lot of them live nearby my place

      @jaytnacks@jaytnacks2 жыл бұрын
  • Kuwaiti here. Amazing video, and it's true that's not a city like you would expect it to be, but I believe it was designed from the start to become like this (have private villas, or as we call them in Kuwait as shalet's). Because if you see the rest of the country, it is all the same way, private residences connected with roads that are strictly car dependent. You might think it looks bad compared to European standards, but it works good to some degree. And the country is car dependent because no one wants to walk anywhere in the sun, you literally will get a heat stroke if you walk mid day in the summer. Hope that gives you just a little bit of context.

    @Redhanium@Redhanium2 жыл бұрын
    • if Kuwait is so rich, why can't they just make all footpaths shaded with fans powered by solar panels?

      @BluePieNinjaTV@BluePieNinjaTV2 жыл бұрын
    • @@BluePieNinjaTV they do. the issue isn’t just shade. it’s 55-60 degrees C in peak summer. people die.

      @sanaalsalem3859@sanaalsalem38592 жыл бұрын
    • @@sanaalsalem3859 I can't even imagine this heat man, damn :(

      @joosttijsen3559@joosttijsen35592 жыл бұрын
    • @@BluePieNinjaTV i think what they're doing is called surviving, they don't wanna die. To each their own.

      @vlad-igor@vlad-igor2 жыл бұрын
    • @@BluePieNinjaTV we live like goblins in Kuwait. The majority of the population rarely ever gets out of air conditioned closed spaces during the day. And if some do, it is more than likely to get into or outside of the car and into another air conditioned closed space. We live in such harsh conditions that we can never adapt to.

      @GOODdeels@GOODdeels2 жыл бұрын
  • I was fortunate to be the project director on this project from 2005 to 2015 and have to say it’s very accurate and well done. Some of the environmental aspect couldn’t have been more prominent, especially the number one new scientific species discovered and the natural recolonisation of corals. However, all in all very good.

    @ianwilliams7629@ianwilliams76292 жыл бұрын
    • Hi sir, how are you, im still working here at La Ala project in khiran

      @roelandflores5323@roelandflores53232 жыл бұрын
    • I glad to see u here sir I hope ur doing well 💓

      @shaikirshad2872@shaikirshad28722 жыл бұрын
    • "Creative is art of civil engineering" I like your creative ideas regarding environment and sustainable buildings. Regards ABDUL BASITH M F

      @abdulbasithmf7306@abdulbasithmf7306 Жыл бұрын
    • I like the Tidal 'Check Valve' Design, & Natural water regulation, awesome, also seems better & simpler than Dubai reclamation project.

      @zodsinclair8500@zodsinclair8500 Жыл бұрын
    • I’m curious, were there ever plans to create bridges or public transport connections to make the sea city a more self-sustaining community?

      @seeranos@seeranos Жыл бұрын
  • I'm Kuwaiti and lived most of my life in Kuwait, and as a person who's family had a chalet in Al Khiran on the tidal creeks before the project started showing results and more people started populating the area, I always wondered why this project was started and this video not only illuminated why they chose to do this project, but also how it's harmonious with the environment and how long this was planned. Thank you for making such a nice video!

    @AxolotlPines@AxolotlPines2 жыл бұрын
    • What’s your net worth as a Kuwaiti

      @moneymaker2024@moneymaker20242 жыл бұрын
    • spineless bootlicker of Yahud

      @azamkhan1526@azamkhan15262 жыл бұрын
    • جقاير

      @user-qn8bb1vv8u@user-qn8bb1vv8u2 жыл бұрын
    • @@user-qn8bb1vv8u خيييي وين الجقاير

      @AxolotlPines@AxolotlPines2 жыл бұрын
    • @@moneymaker2024 I'm in college just graduated from highschool a couple of years ago, so my net worth isn't that much compared to well established families in kuwait.

      @AxolotlPines@AxolotlPines2 жыл бұрын
  • They need to plant coconuts, fig trees, date palms, and pomegranites near the coast. They are salt hardy. Coconut can be irrigated with salt water, and will eventually provide enough ground cover to create good soil. You gotta cover sand and add carbon to make greenery grow. Water can be from any source.

    @gnarlytreeman@gnarlytreeman2 жыл бұрын
    • hey im a kuwaiti. most people who own lands there are planting! in my land we have fig, grapes,palms and a lot of other trees too. its pretty cool in that city so planting is really great. however, the sun is super super hot during noons and after noons so we still have to cover the plants during summer.

      @cherrycotapie@cherrycotapie2 жыл бұрын
    • Ohhhh you dream big, you’d be SURPRISED from how polluted the area and the sea is 💀💀💀💀 it’s literally a swamppppoo

      @Kwsd97@Kwsd972 жыл бұрын
    • @@Kwsd97 the project area is not polluted according to the index which makes sense since it's practically untouched land.

      @GOODdeels@GOODdeels2 жыл бұрын
    • @@GOODdeels unfortunately, it’s polluted in front of all the beach houses! People don’t really care, trust I’m there every weekend!

      @Kwsd97@Kwsd972 жыл бұрын
    • the weather is extremely hot goes above 130+ f you can't plant coconut

      @Thailandmma420@Thailandmma4202 жыл бұрын
  • After having watched all 40 videos prior to this, the intro still gives me chills. Every. Single. Time. Honestly, you provide so high quality standards on damn interesting topics. This is outstanding - once again!

    @marvellousmeatball123@marvellousmeatball1232 жыл бұрын
    • It reminds me of the opening of The Expanse.

      @jayayebee@jayayebee2 жыл бұрын
    • @@jayayebee I was thinking the same thing. There’s no way it wasn’t *heavily inspired* Even the way the title appears.

      @tbrickman@tbrickman2 жыл бұрын
    • You know that the intro is an copyright free sound disponible in KZhead... right? and the animation is "The Expanse"

      @Kiyoone@Kiyoone2 жыл бұрын
    • I wonder if you have watched Jake tran? The best on youtube so far.

      @Yasbhai346@Yasbhai3462 жыл бұрын
    • And the answer to why Kuwait built a city facing so much of the ocean…DUH

      @rbu2136@rbu21362 жыл бұрын
  • This video phenomenally displays the difference between careful, elaborate & impeccable planning in Kuwait compared to the unsustainable failures built from impulse in Dubai Great video Neo.

    @juliansenfr@juliansenfr2 жыл бұрын
    • I don't think Dubai is based on impulse, I think Dubai is based on ambition. Dubai is the project of a very ambitious man who think he can create an opulant and technological empire on a desert...by attracting the richest people to his territory and deporting the unemployed people who can't find a job (unemployement during more than 2 moths, if I remember correctly what I saw on KZhead). Dubai is humans doing whatever It wants with Earth. Dubai is humans believing that the human specie is above Mother Nature.

      @enibeni2071@enibeni20712 жыл бұрын
    • @Complex CR Kuwait is far away from being smart man lol

      @zaynbassam1238@zaynbassam1238 Жыл бұрын
    • @@zaynbassam1238 tru

      @alephnull7446@alephnull7446 Жыл бұрын
    • This looks like they're basically copying Dubai..🙄🤦‍♂️

      @paulantony4598@paulantony4598 Жыл бұрын
    • @@enibeni2071 ... "humans believing that the human specie is above Mother Nature..." the root cause of secular mindset. Such arrogance, such ignorance. Nature is beyond comprehension of people who want to learn science merely to become gods.

      @ahmedshinwari@ahmedshinwari Жыл бұрын
  • I absolutely love how this city is designed to work harmoniously with nature and even create new habitats. That is the mindset all new development should have, because asides from being harmful to the surrounding environment in the short term, any development that goes against the laws of nature is bound to fail one way or another, for we can never win against something we are a part of.

    @intreoo@intreoo Жыл бұрын
    • Yeah that’s what I thought looking at it from Google maps. Embassy resident here- Kuwait’s second largest oil refinery/main power grid station that generates most of the country’s power sits at the peninsula right above Sea City shown at 4:32 and the wind blows all the exhaust from the plant into Khiran. So the water quality is carefully monitored but everyone living there have some of the worst air pollution in the country which is already one of the worst in the world.

      @kayterquarter442@kayterquarter442 Жыл бұрын
  • Good job 🇰🇼 .. love from KSA 🇸🇦

    @Abdullah-zt4gu@Abdullah-zt4gu2 жыл бұрын
  • Best way to start the week is seeing a new video from Neo - it's great learning about things happening around the world I otherwise never would have known about. Thanks for another great video!!

    @eringanley1796@eringanley17962 жыл бұрын
    • Yes.

      @iberianslivestreams9597@iberianslivestreams95972 жыл бұрын
  • I am an Indian born here and living here for 24 years and I have been to khiran in the beginning. Its developed a lot since then, Kiran is really a master piece!

    @RK-id9xx@RK-id9xx2 жыл бұрын
    • thank uuuu♥♥♥♥

      @smsmyy@smsmyy Жыл бұрын
  • Proud to say my father "Miodrag Lukic" know to everyone here in Kuwait as Mr. Miki :) was one of the main surveyors for this project from day one until it was finished . He was also one of the people caught on camera at the beginning of the video when Iraq invaded. He was held hostage for a day until they realized where he was from and let him go.

    @HiyaVata@HiyaVata2 жыл бұрын
    • Cool

      @coreyplunkett@coreyplunkett Жыл бұрын
    • was he the one who dig the sands using his hands in this sea city??

      @Badranltd@Badranltd Жыл бұрын
    • @@Badranltd lol and why u mad ? Wasn’t ur father too

      @Abdullah-lm6cf@Abdullah-lm6cf Жыл бұрын
  • as someone who's just getting into After Effects and Illustrator, i just can't have enough appreciation for the amount of effort that goes into these videos. from choosing a topic to research to scripting to actually creating those visuals, this is just incredible! keep it up ♥️

    @mukhtar__@mukhtar__2 жыл бұрын
    • It's really so easy to do

      @Badranltd@Badranltd Жыл бұрын
    • @@Badranltd lmao yea im sure it's soooo easy to do. whatever helps u sleep at night.

      @mukhtar__@mukhtar__ Жыл бұрын
    • ​@@Badranltdit is easy when you have what it takes.

      @kap1526@kap15266 ай бұрын
  • Im living in Kuwait since 2019 and even i appreciate the effort, because is far better than Dubai Palms, they need more to fix other problems more than create new spaces for shalets/villas. Great video

    @JavierRodriguez-lv1so@JavierRodriguez-lv1so2 жыл бұрын
  • Dubai tried something similar with the Arabian Canal development, but it seemed to have far fewer entrances to the sea. They were able to link the creek back again to the sea a few years ago and have turned the majority of Downtown into an island. Not sure how the long term development of that area has worked out though.

    @SouthCountyDreaming@SouthCountyDreaming2 жыл бұрын
    • Downtown itself is nearly complete, though the banks of the majority of the canal that they dug out 5 years ago still lay undeveloped. There are several ghost projects that have been halted and which show no signs of resuming any time soon. The whole area is definitely something that could take a decade or two to complete.

      @Ahmed-N@Ahmed-N2 жыл бұрын
    • @@Ahmed-N Too much negative energy in your comment

      @user-ox1mv7bw3u@user-ox1mv7bw3u Жыл бұрын
  • Humans and building cities are never ending stories. It always amazes me.

    @Dub105@Dub1052 жыл бұрын
  • As a Kuwaiti thank you for making this video, my country is very underrated in the media

    @Tony-theGreat@Tony-theGreat2 жыл бұрын
    • Underrated suggests we're doing good with our development related projects which we are NOT. We're sadly tracking far behind than we should be all thanks to corruption.

      @GOODdeels@GOODdeels2 жыл бұрын
    • Death to the America client state!

      @sneckotheveggieavenger9380@sneckotheveggieavenger93802 жыл бұрын
    • Because you are guys are arrogant. Whole world knows it lol

      @Sulto_@Sulto_2 жыл бұрын
    • @@GOODdeels Kuwait is a country of law and institutions, and there is no corruption.

      @user-sm9hh9hz8j@user-sm9hh9hz8j2 жыл бұрын
    • @@user-sm9hh9hz8j The Kuwaiti government and parliament LITERALLY announced and investigated various corruption cases lol.

      @GOODdeels@GOODdeels2 жыл бұрын
  • Still the greatest intro on KZhead, gets you so pumped for the video!

    @BenMattthews@BenMattthews2 жыл бұрын
  • I am a Kuwaiti and see this video made me really happy Us Kuwaitis don’t care to advertise our development to the world and attracting global attention like our brothers in UAE We care to cater to ourselves and the Kuwaiti citizen Note: alkairan ( خيران ) project was designed with increase want of Costal get-away from the citizens of Kuwait, thus it is , like you said, not a work type city, but a relaxed one. And while it was put on hold for a long Rhine like you mentioned, with Kuwait vision 2035 it is fast tracking with several entertainment , sport, and Public areas being built right now

    @anti8022@anti80222 жыл бұрын
    • Unlike UAE 🇦🇪 , Kuwait 🇰🇼 have set an example how to construct an environmentally sustained beach city . Sad part is that it doesn't get much coverage even inside kuwait. Indian Engineer proud to be a resident of the amazing nation for past 11 years Kuwait 🇰🇼 ❤ .

      @s9ka972@s9ka9722 жыл бұрын
    • You guys, along with Qatar, are the only Arab nations that still stand strongly with Palestinians against the illegal occupation and that alone earns both nations so much respect from Palestinians and Arabs watching around the world 💛 I hope one day to see all the Arab nations prosper in such way while readopting connections/values of brotherhood amongst each other and weeding out corruption and injustice in the process of doing so 🙏🏼

      @SaeedBaloney@SaeedBaloney2 жыл бұрын
    • Hey bro . You can’t say that emaratis are advertising their development for global attention. There is a huge cultural difference between the emaratis and Kuwaitis . Emaratis are very friendly and welcoming / if we compare to Kuwaitis . So naturally people are attracted to uae and dubai and hence dubai becomes the capital of the Arab world . Kuwaitis on the other hand prefer to be reserved , traditional and silent , moving on in their own way of life , rather than being ambitions like Emarati’s . So we can’t say emaratis are advertising for attention . They are just more friendly and they welcome everyone . That’s all ❤️

      @amirabdulazeez3241@amirabdulazeez32412 жыл бұрын
    • Unfortunately, Kuwait still has a long way to go when compared with other Gulf states when it comes to reliance on oil to finance these ambitious projects. As an expact who was born and raised in Kuwait. I truly hope Kuwait enters a new prosperous phase which is free from relying on oil and becomes and country which encourages innovation and development in the form of tourism and banking.

      @Alistana@Alistana2 жыл бұрын
    • @@amirabdulazeez3241 have you been to Kuwait?! You can literally go to any group of guys and if they know you aren't from there/just visiting they'll take care of you! I don't think your opinion on Kuwaitis is accurate or fair

      @alveus4626@alveus46262 жыл бұрын
  • I'm a 14-year-old Iraqi and I support Kuwait because my father told me so much about Gulf War and he still loved that country. If I go to Kuwait, I would be on vacation for just like 3 months

    @Sagadali523@Sagadali5238 ай бұрын
  • As a heavy equipment mechanic I'm so happy in working in this project for 5yr, ( Laala Kuwait company Limited). And I can share with you that during the construction the machine brought up a lot of weapons.

    @matitoonline120@matitoonline120 Жыл бұрын
  • Love,love,love these type of videos...Thank you neo for never disappointing

    @gustavsmit23@gustavsmit232 жыл бұрын
  • I watch a few hundred KZhead channels regularly, and your intro is by far my favorite. Gives me chills every time

    @Cagrst@Cagrst2 жыл бұрын
  • I lived in Shuwaikh between 1992-2006 (that's where the "q8" comes from) and I have incredibly fond memories of the old undeveloped coastline. I vividly remember the rusting shipwrecks rotting away in the shallow mud just a few minutes walk away from the University staff housing area. I left just as they started dumping sand there to eventually attach Shuwaikh island to the mainland. The shipwrecks are gone now (from what I can tell), and there is a modern wonder of engineering there - a giant bridge that spans the entire bay of Kuwait. I always wondered what they would do once they ran out of coastline to develop and I'm glad they didn't go the Dubai route.

    @gregq8@gregq82 жыл бұрын
    • I managed the bridge construction. Great memories of Kuwait.

      @JuanCGray@JuanCGray2 жыл бұрын
  • Indian Engineer here in Kuwait 🇰🇼 🥰🥰 proud to be a part of this amazing nation .

    @s9ka972@s9ka9722 жыл бұрын
    • Proud of having amazing people like you 🌹

      @bodannoos3750@bodannoos37502 жыл бұрын
    • We proud to have people like you ❤️

      @alidk5923@alidk59232 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks to All of You 💞

      @user-px9im3yo6k@user-px9im3yo6k2 жыл бұрын
    • expats aren't a part of any nation. welcome though

      @Ufor332@Ufor3322 жыл бұрын
    • @@Ufor332 I didn't mean like that . 😕 .

      @s9ka972@s9ka9722 жыл бұрын
  • As a Kuwait citizen I understand now how Al-Karian made, my uncle have a house there since 2010, thank you for this video.

    @D_arweesh@D_arweesh2 жыл бұрын
  • Finally! I have been waiting for someone to do a video on this project for years!

    @stellieford9139@stellieford91392 жыл бұрын
  • happy for you too Neo on positive feedbacks on every uploads, congratulations hugely.

    @nobody.no-one@nobody.no-one2 жыл бұрын
  • I am a Kuwait-born American. Remember so little of the country, but I definitely want to visit one day!!

    @darreldennis7115@darreldennis71152 жыл бұрын
    • Just don't visit on the summer! But you will like it here, have a good day 😊

      @radium.a@radium.a2 жыл бұрын
    • @@radium.a actually from April or may is bad time to visit since we got dust and allergies , February is best month since its national festival and good ish spring weather warm but some chance of dust too depend of rain ratio from last fall !

      @computerchy1980@computerchy19802 жыл бұрын
  • the engineering behind it is really awesome, but I just always enjoy NEO‘s intro as always.

    @t3t611@t3t6112 жыл бұрын
  • Such an under appreciated channel. Amazing work, yet again!

    @thomasnoth14@thomasnoth142 жыл бұрын
  • Very impressive. Well made, edited, etc. Thank you very much for this and the info about curiosity & nebula.

    @HippieP629@HippieP6292 жыл бұрын
  • For all the people commenting that this not a "city" there is something lost in translation here. It should be called a development, or a resort, a residential satellite to the only real "city" in Kuwait, and definitely not a city in the all encompassing self sufficient way an urbanist thinks a city should aspire to be. There is no economic activity planned, there is no thinking of providing jobs at all. I'd even be surprised if schools and hospitals were not an afterthought, and I bet there is no room at all for teachers, nurses, gov and admin, let alone service workers to live affordably. It's a very different society you know.

    @yudeok413@yudeok4132 жыл бұрын
  • fantastic video Everybody wants to be financially independent and live a better life. With savvy investing, an inexpensive lifestyle, and diligent budgeting, this is not difficult to do. I'm glad I realised early on that achieving financial freedom requires hard work.

    @ExxonMobilCompany@ExxonMobilCompany Жыл бұрын
    • My belief is that making a wise investment is a fantastic way to save money for the future as well as a way to generate passive income. Those who make poor mistakes early in life regret them later in life. But, if done alone, investing may be challenging and risky. For this reason, I suggest consulting experts for advice (financial advisors). The difficulty lies in effectively employing it, not just watching videos and reading investing books.

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    • Sincerely, I'm genuinely moved by what you said. I have a seizable amount of money that I am willing to invest if given the appropriate knowledge and I am highly interested in investing. My greatest concern is losing money on a bad investment. I'm open to hearing your advice on how to make sensible investments as a result.

      @marcelrobert9569@marcelrobert9569 Жыл бұрын
    • @@markgeorge8206 As an OAP with extensive experience, I firmly think that having the appropriate information is essential to the success of any investment. Regardless of what others may say, do whatever you set your mind to. Warren Buffer frequently advises, "Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful." The secret to succeeding even while others fail is undoubtedly this. Working with financial advisor Julie Anne Hoover, I earned $100,000. So far, working with her has been a promising experience.

      @marcelrobert9569@marcelrobert9569 Жыл бұрын
  • I'm just here to thank you for this video. It takes a lot of work to deliver this amount of quality !

    @jorgecarabali121@jorgecarabali121 Жыл бұрын
  • Love all of these videos. So happy to have found your channel.

    @Bob-jn8jt@Bob-jn8jt10 ай бұрын
  • Amazing video! Learning a lot with this channel! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷

    @leocremonezi@leocremonezi2 жыл бұрын
  • Im Canadian living in Kuwait, but also born in Kuwait in 1987, I have been to the Chalets as they call them here in Kuwait in Khiran and it is more of a home away from home for people to relax and enjoy their time and just head back home after a 40 min drive.

    @Themain1ofall@Themain1ofall Жыл бұрын
  • A small country with a lot things to do proud of my country 💙

    @alahmedkhaled@alahmedkhaled8 ай бұрын
  • WOW... Finally an interesting and intelligent person with good content and links to other creative content by themselves on KZhead... What are the chances... Thank you for your research, format, content and well put narrative...👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    @wayneallen9192@wayneallen9192 Жыл бұрын
  • As a person who has lived in a car-dependent Dubai, the developers of sea city should really prioritise the implementation a good public transport system in the area.

    @evedeb8557@evedeb85572 жыл бұрын
    • @@WilliamHelstad literally anything but minibuses, theyre cramped sweaty pieces of shit that are slower than a drugged snail

      @intelchip_x86@intelchip_x868 ай бұрын
  • I went to the mangrove, there are trees growing out of the beach, it's so strange to see. The tips of the roots of the trees poke out of the surface of the water next to the trees. Also, I didn't know it's called mangrove until now 😂 very informative video

    @YousefB@YousefB2 жыл бұрын
    • Are there normally no mangroves there?

      @nunyabiznes33@nunyabiznes332 жыл бұрын
    • @@nunyabiznes33 I'm pretty sure there used to be mangroves that are native to the region. I'm not sure if those are the same ones - but the ones I saw were definitely planted by humans

      @YousefB@YousefB2 жыл бұрын
    • @@nunyabiznes33 they don't grow along the actual coast unless protected by islands etc. Usually they grow in river and creek mouths, so the calm water in the canals will be much better for them to grow. The two natural creeks probably had them.

      @jayfielding1333@jayfielding1333 Жыл бұрын
  • There is a similar system to this in East Harbor within Sandusky, Ohio, USA. The waterways branch off in multiple directions, and many own small homes or manufactured homes on the lots. This gives many a way to own waterfront/acces property without the million plus dollar price tags. A few of my Dad's friends have them and they're great for boating and the channels shield you from nasty storms. Also, all of the channels have concrete sidewalls and docks running along the channel to prevent erosion into the small lots.

    @slippinslidewayz@slippinslidewayz Жыл бұрын
  • Kuwait’s sea city brings the sea into the desert 👍🏻💡

    @shahad1955@shahad19552 жыл бұрын
  • this feature compares and contrasts the emaritivs v. kuwaiti mindset in developing the barren desert which is the case for much of the gulf countries. it shows that Kuwaitis are much more forward thinking than the emiratis by being considerate to the environment and harmonizing with it. the emiratis successfully built run of the mil skyscrapers that no one lives in and 10 lane highway dividing both sides of Dubai. such a waisted time and effort to showcase a city. Kuwaitis have certainly learned from the dutch experience in land reclamation.

    @mohammadalajarmeh@mohammadalajarmeh2 жыл бұрын
    • True Dubai sky scrapers are empty, non residential, non commercial. Always catching fire that they struggle to put out, wasted resources

      @Chainbreak2023@Chainbreak2023 Жыл бұрын
  • Doesn't Lagos, Nigeria also have a similar sea suburban expansion...it'd be awesome if you can make a video about that too

    @gustavsmit23@gustavsmit232 жыл бұрын
    • But Lagos is doing more like a new city built of new land, whereas Kuwait is losing land for coastline, right?

      @bush.nawaz.t8385@bush.nawaz.t83852 жыл бұрын
    • @@bush.nawaz.t8385 You're correct. Lagos is extending it's coastline via a new city called Eko Atlantic while building channels for water to flow through.

      @Bulkn350@Bulkn3502 жыл бұрын
    • @@Bulkn350 so they are kind of if the Palm Jumeirah and Sea City were combined?

      @jk-gb4et@jk-gb4et2 жыл бұрын
  • Ok can we agree that Neo has one of the best intro clips... the maps perfectly syncing with violin

    @divyarajraol3892@divyarajraol38922 жыл бұрын
  • Man that intro always gives us nerdgasms! Amazing video as always!

    @mananchheda97@mananchheda972 жыл бұрын
  • proud to be part of this project I was found In this whole project one thing is missing in all phases and that is children's parks I hope they will build park in there next project

    @shaikirshad2872@shaikirshad28722 жыл бұрын
  • I am amazed for this level of engineering, Congratulations to the Kuwaiti people for having such a forward looking leaders.

    @recarras@recarras2 жыл бұрын
    • HAHA what? if you want forward thinking look at what Norway did with their oil money.

      @L0rd0fLight1@L0rd0fLight12 жыл бұрын
    • @@L0rd0fLight1 yeah, i love norway, they are fans of environmental protection of their country while happily pollute others. I am praising the engineering in this case, norway Is just a financial Solution.

      @recarras@recarras2 жыл бұрын
    • @@recarras No you weren't, you were praising their leaders. Just a financial solution? What Norway is doing is far more impressive and shows what a government priorities should be.

      @L0rd0fLight1@L0rd0fLight12 жыл бұрын
    • @@L0rd0fLight1 i Guess i should elaborate to make myself clear: the engineering Solution it's environmentally friendly AND that's More impresive that what has Been done in Dubai. Also requires a Lot of leadership to handle and to choose working that way, that kind of engineering Is by itself exportable to other countries . I keep AN eye if you are talking to me something related to norwegian engineering.

      @recarras@recarras2 жыл бұрын
    • @@L0rd0fLight1 You are talking about the oil fund, i guess. That a financial approach of the solution. You are comparing Kuwait, a developing nation, with Norway, an already developed nation. I dont understand your game there, you are downgrading Norway that its only comparable with kuwait for: Being a kingdom, being a producer of oil and gas. My issue with norway is the fake morality of their leadership: despite trying to put themselves as an environmental leader, their progress is related to pollute with more oil and gas (they barely offer other companies to the world) in the other to producing norwegian (fish /salmon) they have protested to a lot of regulations related to production because they own the biggest companies of salmon in Argentina and Chile, where they pollute in a way that they can show in the north sea. So no, dont compare kuwait with norway please, dont shame yourself.

      @recarras@recarras2 жыл бұрын
  • your video quality is amazing 😭👏🏻

    @just_in_key@just_in_key2 жыл бұрын
  • Amazingly well made video man!

    @ne0tic@ne0tic2 жыл бұрын
  • That intro gives me goosebumps, every time

    @magnusdg@magnusdg2 жыл бұрын
  • If more countries use Kuwait's style of expanding space, it would not only help the environment, but the sand dug up could be used to alleviate the sand shortage, and as such, countries that dig up the sand, which would be those that are largely made op of dessert (mostly African counties), could export the sand and boost their economy, (Not sure if the sand sand is the same sand that there's such as shortage of)

    @zwifty6209@zwifty62092 жыл бұрын
    • river sand which is in shortage is different from desert sand, desert sand have zero uses currently. the difference is in texture, river sand is rough while desert sand is round and fine.

      @Jack-he8jv@Jack-he8jv2 жыл бұрын
    • Sand isn't all the same, you cant just grab any bit of sand

      @L0rd0fLight1@L0rd0fLight12 жыл бұрын
    • Windmills could grind the sand

      @BooGooNFlowoo4Evoo@BooGooNFlowoo4Evoo2 жыл бұрын
    • Saltwater intrusion is huge set back, putting an already vulnerable coastal aquifers into risky situations

      @moradhaddaji8056@moradhaddaji8056 Жыл бұрын
    • Transportation cost feasible?

      @aaseelanp3851@aaseelanp38519 ай бұрын
  • The music used in this video are great. The quality of the work is impressive.

    @ServirLaPaix@ServirLaPaix2 жыл бұрын
  • My late Grandfather P.Kassim was one of the top research engineer who worked on this project while at KISER. He was also invoved in the task to nullify stagnation of water in certain area as explained in the video. God bless him!

    @htcmini4221@htcmini4221 Жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for bringing light to my country and it's care for the environment .. it was heartbreaking for me to revisit the dark memories of the iraqi invasion but great video nonetheless

    @mohdshow@mohdshow2 жыл бұрын
  • This project reminds me of the canal in Foster CIty, California. Keep in mind this is far superior but its the first thought I had when I saw this video.

    @shahimagesyt@shahimagesyt2 жыл бұрын
  • Great content man. Just found your channel and subbed

    @jessdigs@jessdigs2 жыл бұрын
  • Whenever I hear the openign track of yours, it always reminds me of The Expanse!

    @DineshGaikwad@DineshGaikwad2 жыл бұрын
  • They've been doing that in Florida for almost a century. Waterfront real estate is a huge seller and you can park your boat in back of the house.

    @kennixox262@kennixox2622 жыл бұрын
    • Weird given rising sea levels should crash the market

      @gustavju4686@gustavju46862 жыл бұрын
  • *Kuwait is the most underrated gulf Arab state after Qatar. Despite being so small and having such a small army, they always manage to move ahead because of their diplomatic skills and of course and their brilliant use of their natural resources.*

    @sebresludolf9611@sebresludolf96112 жыл бұрын
    • Don't forget their world leadership in the competitive industry of human trafficking. Equaled by none.

      @user-gq2vn1xj2r@user-gq2vn1xj2r2 жыл бұрын
    • They wouldn’t even exist if the UN didn’t save them.

      @Lucas_Antar@Lucas_Antar2 жыл бұрын
    • Literally a worthless petro-shiekdom like the rest of the gulf. Destined for state-mort by 2050 like the bunch

      @fusionreactor7179@fusionreactor71792 жыл бұрын
    • they're great at being puppets too!

      @besanfali9837@besanfali98372 жыл бұрын
    • @I don't like lgbtq I agree

      @sebresludolf9611@sebresludolf96112 жыл бұрын
  • Hay, WoW! I just went through your videos and thier are awesome. Thank you. Samo - Zürich

    @Samolicious87@Samolicious875 ай бұрын
  • It feels good to see your ads for Nebula when I'm already subscribed there :D

    @Mr0Ma@Mr0Ma2 жыл бұрын
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    @kathyandrew3357@kathyandrew3357 Жыл бұрын
    • Is her trading service in Europe ?

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      @donaldonak77@donaldonak77 Жыл бұрын
  • Cool to see they've learned from the environmental and engineering fails of The Palm

    @jokerfacebitch@jokerfacebitch2 жыл бұрын
  • Wow interesting 🙂 I didn't know such a thing existed in Kuwait. Thanks for sharing.

    @AlamalwebTV@AlamalwebTV2 жыл бұрын
  • amazing!!!!!! thank you for enriching both people and the waters

    @tikitiki7610@tikitiki76109 ай бұрын
  • Wow... such a beautiful creation. It's about 8 years I am in kuwait, and I wish one day I will visit khairan InsaAllah. ♥️Kuwait

    @nishadhasan4867@nishadhasan48672 жыл бұрын
  • OH MY GOD 😭 somebody’s talking about us ! 🇰🇼🥳🥳🥳 Finally Dubai isn’t taking all the fame 🤣 I really love Karan it’s so beautiful there, but it’s not sustainable in the long term, but more sustainable than man-made islands

    @thequraininstitute6618@thequraininstitute66182 жыл бұрын
    • أخيراً، أحد سمع عنا

      @Omer1996E.C@Omer1996E.C2 жыл бұрын
    • Your government should be spending money on infrastructure that creates economic value. Not beach front houses in the desert.

      @m.streicher8286@m.streicher82862 жыл бұрын
    • @@m.streicher8286 we know that we should🙂 , and we are doing that, but as long as we are filthy rich why don’t people benefit from the oil wealth ? I mean it’s their oil after all, we are trying to balance between a sustainable economy, improvement on democracy and freedom of speech, and a good lifestyle for all citizens, and even though the numbers show that we are struggling, keep in mind that Kuwait loses $4 billion a year because of corruption, but finally and after 30 years of corruption his highness is finally making a move to end corruption entirely, and if that happened our deficit would immediately vanish, $4 billion is a lot, A LOT of money, so no, we aren’t struggling like Dubai but we need to move fast .

      @thequraininstitute6618@thequraininstitute66182 жыл бұрын
    • it feels good to be center stage for once lol

      @f.hammadi179@f.hammadi1792 жыл бұрын
    • This Oil belong to the USA , it was found by Americans and dug by Americans shipped by Americans sold to Americans and even protected by Americans. In what way is it yours ? Just because you happen to be right next to it doesn’t make it yours. There were cows and donkeys as well there should we give them a share of our oil ?

      @alexginger1948@alexginger19482 жыл бұрын
  • Very good presentation of an interesting project. Well done!

    @apostolosvranas4499@apostolosvranas4499 Жыл бұрын
  • I am here for the summary intro and the intro music. I love this channel.

    @AfroVersity@AfroVersity2 жыл бұрын
  • Really great video. I just wanted to add that there are also projects in the UAE with subtractive approaches, though they don't seem to be getting any attention. Al Makan in Sharjah consists of a bunch of dug out canals in-land, which I heard helped to create a new habitat for marine life. Similarly, the entire Sharjah Waterfront and Lagoon area helped to create internal coastline within a much more urban setting. Before any of those canals and lagoons were dredged, it was just pure in-land desert. The Palm Jumeirah is famous for it's resorts and just flashiness, but the more eco-friendly projects never seem to get much attention (Sea City included). Hopefully we see more of this and less land reclamation.

    @Ahmed-N@Ahmed-N2 жыл бұрын
    • Its so nice bro

      @beanmaster682@beanmaster6822 жыл бұрын
    • very positive news from UAE

      @ozdenburla198@ozdenburla198 Жыл бұрын
  • also, with these channels, it seems like the perfect opportunity to use tidal power if you design special channels to allow for faster currents and power the city without fossil fuels

    @dashamm98@dashamm982 жыл бұрын
    • Fossil fuels are good. They are life that has been out of cycle for to long. Don't fall for the anti carbon religion

      @bennichols561@bennichols561 Жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for bringing back the intro music.

    @ramgopalan8625@ramgopalan86252 жыл бұрын
  • Neos intro is too good to be on youtube, what we can access freely.

    @hasonraja69@hasonraja692 жыл бұрын
  • First time hearing about kuwait's project! We often hear about dubai's artifical islands more right? I think digging channel into the inland are more interesting than dubai's land reclamation. Sad that it both seems to be made for the rich only tho

    @sydhsydh1084@sydhsydh10842 жыл бұрын
    • Well we made them rich. What did you expect? Coastline for the poor? There are no poor in Kuwait except by those who choose it or who do not have Kuwait ancestry. Because even being born in Kuwait does not make one entitled to be a recognized citizen. You require a Kuwait male in your family history. Or... a lot of money from another country if you should ever consider living along a coastline.

      @cme98@cme982 жыл бұрын
  • While this is impressive, take a look at the city they are building north of Jahra on Mutla ridge. its amazing watching it go up over the last couple years

    @Mike-mm6jp@Mike-mm6jp2 жыл бұрын
    • What city?? I live hear and didn’t hear of it much

      @NiceCroc@NiceCroc2 жыл бұрын
  • Beautifully and well studied choreographed video. Well described.

    @sebastinvarghese678@sebastinvarghese6782 жыл бұрын
  • Great video as always

    @matmart3812@matmart38122 жыл бұрын
  • Kuwaiti people are kind people. Sadam Hussein was crazy to attack and destroy Kuwait. Mad respect for Kuwait for not giving up. One of the few countries that I have lots of respect for. Love to All Kuwaiti people. Love from The country Somaliland (we share a similar history where the (Somalia's) dictator destroyed Somaliland but we never gave up too). Long live Kuwait and its people ✊️

    @acacius9903@acacius99032 жыл бұрын
    • thank you for your kinds words big love for brothers and sisters in Somalia 🇸🇴 🤍🇰🇼

      @rox22pok17@rox22pok17 Жыл бұрын
    • @@rox22pok17 I am not from Somalia. I am from Djibouti and Somaliland. But indeed big love to all peace loving people in the neighbouring Somalia too.

      @acacius9903@acacius9903 Жыл бұрын
  • I think this is much better and more future proof than Dubai's, tho the development would be much faster if they are more inclusive to different social statuses.

    @kilimanjaro1893@kilimanjaro18932 жыл бұрын
  • Awesome project, next time I visit Kuwait, I will try to visit this too!

    @TheSkyscraperSpotter@TheSkyscraperSpotter2 жыл бұрын
  • Neo your intro is so tuff 🔥🔥🔥

    @Salamander220@Salamander2202 жыл бұрын
  • I wish you would have brought up Cape Coral Florida and Gold Coast Australia they have canals just like this

    @thatcoolkidjoey@thatcoolkidjoey2 жыл бұрын
    • that is where they got the idea from in the first place. especially dubai has a lot of those canals.

      @zombieat@zombieat2 жыл бұрын
  • This city idea i can get behind. But it would be better with more Transit on rail, actual small boats and making it even bigger. „Greening“ the dessert through evaporation

    @kingofrivia1248@kingofrivia12482 жыл бұрын
    • A shame that the Gulf War made the project more difficult financially. And Dubai robbing the publicity it deserves.

      @HenryMidfields@HenryMidfields2 жыл бұрын
  • Wonderful video, applause for your efforts. Persian Gulf is one of the most beautiful coastal place around the world.

    @spartacus7382@spartacus73825 ай бұрын
  • I’m from Kuwait and this is a well made video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    @q8skills773@q8skills7732 жыл бұрын
  • While Kuwait has managed to compensate the nature more efficiently and effectively, Dubai did the opposite! Both projects are engineering marvel though, I'm not really a fan of Dubai's model. It's not my personal opinion, it's objective.

    @1.618_Murphy@1.618_Murphy2 жыл бұрын
  • Amazing video! Incredibly interesting. I am moving to Kuwait in August. It’s refreshing to see how the government are aware of environmental issues. Also very said about the gulf war, which I new little about until I watched this video. Big thanks!

    @KayyWxx@KayyWxx2 жыл бұрын
    • Welcome to Kuwait! Feel free to ask ANY questions

      @yousto1920@yousto19202 жыл бұрын
    • Might I ask why are you moving to Kw? Just curious!

      @jacobparrekar8721@jacobparrekar87212 жыл бұрын
    • @@jacobparrekar8721 to teach 😊

      @KayyWxx@KayyWxx2 жыл бұрын
    • @@yousto1920 thank you, everyone has been so friendly. I popped out to visit in April. Had the best time 😃

      @KayyWxx@KayyWxx2 жыл бұрын
    • @@KayyWxx Glad you enjoyed Kuwait before the heat!

      @yousto1920@yousto19202 жыл бұрын
  • Kuwaiti here. The area have a school and a mall since 2018. Despite the area focusing on residential needs, but they are introducing other aspects.

    @Mohammadkwt@Mohammadkwt9 ай бұрын
  • I love such large scale projects - but I would also love to see some that are intended to change local weather patterns.

    @DeadDancers@DeadDancers Жыл бұрын
  • 50 years from now people on the internet will say aliens built this

    @devlynp@devlynp2 жыл бұрын
  • The Goat

    @hoogyoutube@hoogyoutube2 жыл бұрын
  • Great video! Thanks

    @piotrhrybkowski6360@piotrhrybkowski63602 жыл бұрын
  • Hi from Mexico. Excellent informational video ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ thank you. *Just sub'd*

    @canalsentir@canalsentir Жыл бұрын
  • can you imagine if they had chosen to do this in Shuwaikh instead?!? Kuwait would look totally different today.

    @YusifRefae@YusifRefae2 жыл бұрын
  • Take inspiration from where I live, Cape Coral, FL. All the waterways you see on GPS are man made canals.

    @phupduc239@phupduc2392 жыл бұрын
  • This was a great explanation.

    @icreatedanaccountforthis1852@icreatedanaccountforthis18522 жыл бұрын
  • Great video!

    @jezusbloodie@jezusbloodie2 жыл бұрын
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