Fintās
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Al Fintas ({{langx|ar|الفنطاس}}) is an area located in the Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait.
A suburb located to the south of Kuwait City,{{cite journal |last1=Al Senafi |first1=Fahad |last2=Anis |first2=Ayal |title=Internal Waves on the Continental Shelf of the Northwestern Arabian Gulf |journal=Frontiers in Marine Science |date=2020 |volume=6 |page=805 |doi=10.3389/fmars.2019.00805 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2020FrMaS...6..805A }} Al Finţās has about 23,000 inhabitants, and is situated at 29.17° North latitude, 48.12° East longitude. It is 17 meters above the sea level.
The beach along the area has suffered from plastic and tar pollution from plastic manufacturing and oil shipping.{{cite journal |last1=Shiber |first1=J.G. |title=Plastic particle and tar pollution on beaches of Kuwait |journal=Environmental Pollution |date=1989 |volume=57 |issue=4 |pages=341–351 |doi=10.1016/0269-7491(89)90088-2 |pmid=15092447 |bibcode=1989EPoll..57..341S |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0269749189900882 |access-date=20 June 2025|url-access=subscription }}
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Category:Districts of Ahmadi Governorate
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