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Subdomain: sci.kuniv.edu.kw (educational)
Sysadmin: softeng@sci.kuniv.edu.kw
Main-Server: sun470 (sparc server)
Auxiliary-Server: sun490 (sparc server)
Hosts: host1-host29 (sparc stations)
Operating-System: SunOS Release 4.1.2
WWW: http://www.sci.kuniv.edu.kw/
FTP: N/A
4.1.2 Faculty of Medicine
Subdomain: kuniv.edu.kw (educational)
Sysadmin: alali@hsccwww.kuniv.edu.kw
Main-Server: hsccwww (Quadra800)
Auxiliary-Server: N/A
Hosts: N/A
Operating-System: N/A
WWW: http://hsccwww.kuniv.edu.kw/
FTP: N/A
4.1.3 Faculty of Engineering
Subdomain: eng.kuniv.edu.kw (educational)
Sysadmin: N/A
Main-Server: burgan (sparc server)
Auxiliary-Server: fowaris (sparc server)
Hosts: N/A
Operating-System: SunOS Release 4.1.2
WWW: burgan.eng.kuniv.edu.kw:8080
FTP: N/A
4.2 Gulfnet Kuwait (GK)
-----------------------
Gulfnet Kuwait is Kuwait's sole provider of Internet connectivity, the
only Internet provider in the Arabian Gulf, and the first Internet provider
in the Arab world.
Rates for internet acessibility are set by the Ministry of Communication
(MOC). Current rate for students is KD45 per month per shell account, while
the rate for non-students is KD65 for the same deal.
Domain: kuwait.net (commercial)
Sysadmin: support@kuwait.net
Info: info@kuwait.net
Main-Server: access (Intel 486)
Auxiliary-Server: gulfa (Intel 486)
Hosts: N/A
Operating-System: SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2
WWW: www.kuwait.net
FTP: ftp.kuwait.net
4.3 Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation (KNPC)
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Domain: q8petroleum.com.kw (commercial)
Sysadmin: N/A
Main-Server: N/A
Auxiliary-Server: N/A
Hosts: N/A
Operating-System: N/A
WWW: N/A
FTP: N/A
4.4 Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET)
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Domain: paaet.edu.kw (educational)
Sysadmin: raaj@paaetms.paaet.edu.kw
info: info@paaetms.paaet.edu.kw
Main-Server: paaetms
Auxiliary-Server: N/A
Hosts: N/A
Operating-System: SunOS
WWW: http://www.paaet.edu.kw/Info/
FTP: N/A
4.5 Kuwait Institue for Scientific Research (KISR)
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Domain: kisr.kw
Sysadmin: N/A
Main-Server: N/A
Auxiliary-Server: N/A
Hosts: N/A
Operating-System: N/A
WWW: N/A
FTP: N/A
4.6 Ministry of Comminication (MOC)
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Domain: moc.kw
Sysadmin: N/A
Main-Server: N/A
Auxiliary-Server: N/A
Hosts: N/A
Operating-System: N/A
WWW: N/A
FTP: N/A
5: TRAVEL INFORMATION
======================
People holding Western passports will find it relatively easy to get a
visa to visit friends and relatives in Kuwait. Contact the Kuwaiti
Embassy in your country (some phone numbers provided in 3.2-3.5) for full
details. Section 5.3 lists some recommended books that can be used as
guides for traveling to Kuwait or other countries in the Middle East
region.
Traveling by air is the primary trasportation method to get in & out of
Kuwait. Currently, there is a total of 7 airports in kuwait. Following
is a breakdown of the number of airports in kuwait meeting some different
international specification:
Airports with permanent-surface runways: 4
Airports with runways over 3,659 m: 0
Airports with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 4
Airports with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 0
At present, Kuwait International Airport is the only operating airport in
Kuwait for civilian aviation, and the main air carrier in Kuwait is Kuwait
Airways.
5.1 Kuwait International Airport (KWI)
---------------------------------------
As of January 1995, the following airlines provided services between
KWI and cities mentioned:
Aeroflot(SU; Russian):
Moscow(MOW)
Air China(CA):
Beijing(BJS) Karachi(KHI)
Air France(AF):
Paris(PAR)
Air India(AI):
Bombay(BOM) Madras(MAA) Paris(PAR)
Trivandrum(TRV)
Air Lanka(UL):
Colombo(CMB)
Alitalia(AZ):
Rome(ROM)
Balkan(LZ; Bulgarian):
Sofia(SOF)
Biman Bangladesh Airlines(BG):
Dhaka(DAC)
British Airways(BA):
London(LON) New York(NYC)
Cyprus Airways(CY):
Larnaca(LCA)
Czechoslovak Airlines(OK):
Prague(PRG)
Egyptair(MS):
Alexandria(ALY) Cairo(CAI) Luxor(LXR)
Emirates(EK):
Dubai(DXB)
Gulf Air(GF):
Abu Dhabi(AUH) Bahrain(BAH) Doha(DOH)
Muscat(MCT) Sharjah(SHJ)
Iberia(IB; Spanish):
Madrid(MAD; in cooperation with Kuwait Airways)
Indian Airlines(IC):
Bombay(BOM) Calicut(CCJ) Delhi(DEL)
Iran Air(IR):
Isfahan(IFN) Shiraz(SYZ) Tehran(THR)
KLM(KL; Dutch):
Amsterdam(AMS)
Kuwait Airways(KU):
Abu Dhabi(AUH) Alexandria(ALY) Amsterdam(AMS)
Athens(ATH) Bahrain(BAH) Bangkok(BKK)
Beirut(BEY) Bombay(BOM) Cairo(CAI)
Casablanca(CAS) Colombo(CMB) Damascus(DAM)
Delhi(DEL) Dhahran(DHA) Dhaka(DAC)
Doha(DOH) Dubai(DXB) Frankfurt(FRA)
Geneva(GVA) Istanbul(IST) Jakarta(JKT)
Jeddah(JED) Karachi(KHI) Kuala Lumpur(KUL)
Lahore(LHE) Larnaca(LCA) London(LON)
Luxor(LXR) Madrid(MAD; in cooperation with Iberia)
Manila(MNL; in cooperation with Philippine Airlines)
Munich(MUC) Muscat(MCT) New York(NYC)
Paris(PAR) Riyadh(RUH) Rome(ROM)
Shiraz(SYZ) Singapore(SIN) Tehran(THR)
Lufthansa(LH; German):
Frankfurt(FRA)
Middle East Airlines(ME; Lebanese):
Beirut(BEY)
Middle East Airlines(ME; Lebanese):
Beirut(BEY)
Olympic Airways(OA; Greek):
Athens(ATH)
Oman Air(WY):
Dubai(DXB) Muscat(MCT)
Pakistan International Airlines(PK):
Karachi(KHI) Lahore(LHE)
Philippine Airlines(PR):
Manila(MNL; in cooperation with Kuwait Airways)
Qatar Airways(Q7):
Doha(DOH)
Saudia(SV):
Dhahran(DHA) Jeddah(JED) Riyadh(RUH)
Syrian Arab Airlines(RB):
Aleppo(ALP) Damascus(DAM) Deirezzor(DEZ)
TAROM(RO):
Bucharest(BUH)
Turkish Airlines(TK):
Istanbul(IST)
United Airlines(UA):
Frankfurt(FRA; operated by Lufthansa)
ZAS Airline of Egypt(ZA):
Alexandria(ALY) Cairo(CAI) Luxor(LXR)
5.2 Kuwait Airways
-------------------
Main Office:
Kuwait International Airport
P.O.Box 394
Safat, Kuwait 13004
Tel: +965-434 5555 (20 lines)
+965-434 6666 (20 lines)
+965-434 7777 (20 lines)
Telex: 23036 KT and 23067 KT
Offices in English-speaking countries:
CHICAGO:
2015 S.Arlington Heights Road, Suite 107
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Tel: +1-708-437 5455
+1-800-621 2175
Fax: +1-708-437 2292
LONDON:
** 16 Baker Street
London W1M 2AD
Tel: +44-71-412 0006 (Admin.)
+44-71-412 0007 (Res.)
Fax: +44-71-412 0008 (Admin.)
+44-71-412 0009 (Accounts)
** Heathrow Airport, Terminal 3
Tel: +44-81-745 7772-6
** Cargo Office
Room 9/10G, Bldg 521
Cargo Village, Heathrow
Tel: +44-81-745 7426/98
LOS ANGELES:
510 West 6th Street, Suite 117
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Tel: +1-213-627 1485
+1-800-252 2064
+1-213-627 6720 (Cargo)
NEW YORK:
** 350 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: +1-212-319 1222
+1-212-308 5707 (Ticketing)
Fax: +1-212-308 0524
** One Cross Island Plaza Rosedale
New York, NY 11422
Tel: +1-718-978 9054
+1-800-221 6727
+1-718-525 0132 (Cargo & Sales)
Fax: +1-718-525 3845
** J.F.K. International Airport
East Wing, Building 51
Jamaica, NY 11430
Tel: +1-718-656 4721 (Arr/Dep Info)
Fax: +1-718-244 0502
SYDNEY:
St. Martin Tower, Level 15
31 Market Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Tel: +61-2-264 8277
Fax: +61-2-264 8299
TORONTO:
77 Bloor St. West, Suite 1504
Toronto, ON M5S 1M2
Tel: +1-416-926 1275
Fax: +1-416-926 1760
WASHINGTON:
1150 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1117
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: +1-202-296 4644
+1-800-424 1128
In North America, you can also call +1-800-4KUWAIT (458 9248)
Other cities with offices worldwide:
GULF COUNTRIES:
Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dhahran, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Makkah, Mus-
cat, Ras Al-Khaimah, Riyadh, Sharjah, Shiraz, and Tehran
REST OF MIDDLE EAST:
Aden, Alexandria, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Istanbul, Lar-
naca, Luxor, Nicosia, and Sanaa
REST OF ARAB WORLD:
Casablanca, Khartoum, Tripoli, and Tunis
REST OF ASIA:
Bangkok, Bombay, Colombo, Delhi, Dhaka, Islamabad, Jakarta, Ka-
rachi, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Manila, Pattaya, Singapore, and To-
kyo
REST OF EUROPE:
Amsterdam, Athens, Copenhagen, Florence, Frankfurt, Geneva, Ma-
drid, Malaga, Milan, Munich, Nice, Paris, Rome, and Zurich
5.3 Travel Bibliography
------------------------
** Middle East on a Shoestring (763 pages)
By Tom Brosnahan, Rosemary Hall, Pertti Hamalainen, Gordon
Robison, Diana Saad, David St. Vincent, Damien Simonis, Neil
Tilbury and Tony Wheeler
ISBN 0-86442-208-3 (1st edition)
Price: Australia $24.95, USA $17.95, UK 11.95 pounds, and Canada
$22.95
Covers Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan,
Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, the
United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
** Arab Gulf States: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the
United Arab Emirates--a travel survival kit (343 pages)
By Gordon Robison
ISBN 0-86442-120-6
Price: Australia $21.95, USA $15.95, UK 9.95 pounds, and Canada
$19.95
Both guides published by
Lonely Planet Publications
Australia:
P.O.Box 617
Hawthorn, Victoria 3122
Tel: 03-819 1877
USA:
Embarcadero West
155 Filbert St., Suite 251
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel: 510-893 8555
UK:
Devonshire House
12 Barley Mow Passage
Chiswick, London W4 4PH
Tel: 081-742 3161
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AL-Saegh, Ammar T. | P.O.Box:44 | http://civlab0.civil.mtu.edu:3770
Structural Eng. Student | Houghton, | ftp://ftp.civil.mtu.edu/pub/ammar
Advanced Systems Consultant | MI 49931 | gopher://mtu-ns.mtu.edu:105/2?ammar
Michigan Technological Univ.| USA | finger: ammar@civlab0.civil.mtu.edu
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