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.

Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City is a city in Khiran Kuwait built with canals forming 200 kilometres (120 mi) of artificial shoreline. The city houses up to 250,000 residents.^[1][2] The city was inaugurated in mid 2016.^[3][4] The artificial islands that make up the area are unusual because they were built excavating large channels in desert land rather than using reclaimed land. The city is considered a pioneering project in the region due to its environmentally sustainable construction techniques.^[5][6]

The first phase of the project was opened to the sea in 2004.^[5] The multi-billion dollar development is within a 25 year construction period with ten phases.^[1] Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City is the first urban area in Kuwait built entirely by the private sector.