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Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Arabia

Al Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait

The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Arabia, formerly known as the Our Lady of Arabia Parish, is a Catholic minor basilica in Al Ahmadi, Kuwait. It is the oldest Catholic church in Kuwait and is widely regarded as the "mother church" of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia. It was the first church in the Arabian Peninsula to be raised to the status of minor basilica, a distinction granted by Pope Leo XIV in July 2025.

Church data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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