The Municipal Council has approved a major change to Kuwait’s street naming system, agreeing to replace the names of 591 streets with numbers. The decision came during an extraordinary session held earlier today, chaired by Abdullah Al-Mahri.

During the session, the Council endorsed the minutes of the committee for studying proposals and requests for naming cities, suburbs, regions, streets, and public squares, which was established under Ministerial Resolution No. 558 of 2023, reports Al-Rai daily.

According to the committee’s report, in addition to numbering 591 streets, three streets will be renamed after cities and capitals of Arab countries, while 66 existing street names will be retained.