KUWAIT: The People Living on the World's Second Largest Oil Field | 4K Travel Documentary
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Oil reached Kuwait in 1938 and made it rich within one generation. The people living on the world's second largest oil field kept one habit anyway: a room by the street any stranger may walk into.
It is called a diwaniya, and UNESCO listed the practice as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2025. Around seven in ten people living in Kuwait were born somewhere else. The country has no river, spring or lake, so every glass of drinking water begins as seawater. Each winter, tens of thousands of families spend four months in tents on the sand, government ministries and the state oil company included.
This 4K travel documentary follows that habit through nineteen places: the Burgan field and the company town beside it, an old souq, a fish auction before dawn, a house covered in mirrors over forty years, falconers, pearl divers and camel races. By the end you will understand why a nation this wealthy still cooks one extra portion for someone who may never come.
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👉 The camel races or the falcons — which one would you rather see?
From Grover, North Carolina USA
La verdad es que ver cómo es la vida justo encima del segundo yacimiento petrolífero más grande del mundo impresiona bastante. A veces este tipo de documentales nos muestran una cara muy ostentosa, pero lo que más me gustó de este video fue ver el contraste real del día a día, la arquitectura y cómo vive la gente allí más allá de los rascacielos y el petróleo.
Te hace reflexionar un montón sobre cómo el entorno define por completo una cultura. ¡Muy recomendado para entender otra perspectiva del país!
KUWAIT: The People Living on the World's Second Largest Oil Field | 4K Travel Documentary
Planet Vista 4K
142,713 views
Oil reached Kuwait in 1938 and made it rich within one generation. The people living on the world's second largest oil field kept one habit anyway: a room by the street any stranger may walk into.
It is called a diwaniya, and UNESCO listed the practice as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2025. Around seven in ten people living in Kuwait were born somewhere else. The country has no river, spring or lake, so every glass of drinking water begins as seawater. Each winter, tens of thousands of families spend four months in tents on the sand, government ministries and the state oil company included.
This 4K travel documentary follows that habit through nineteen places: the Burgan field and the company town beside it, an old souq, a fish auction before dawn, a house covered in mirrors over forty years, falconers, pearl divers and camel races. By the end you will understand why a nation this wealthy still cooks one extra portion for someone who may never come.
🗺 Continue your journey through the world's most amazing landscapes! 🚀
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Living in Iran's Bazaars: How People Keep ...
SAUDI ARABIA: The Secret Village Life Of W...
#traveldocumentary #kuwait #kuwaitcity #kuwaittravel