SHUWAYKH, ASH-

also spelled Shuwaikh, town and port in eastern Kuwait. Located just west of Kuwait city on Kuwait Bay of the Persian Gulf, it is the country's major port. The port's modern deepwater berths and container facilities accommodate oceangoing ships. Ash-Shuwaykh also has one of Kuwait's largest electric power stations and a water desalinization plant that supplies the Kuwait city area. Pop. (1985) 2,898.