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{{short description|Main palace of the Emir of Kuwait}}
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[[File:Conference Center Bayan Palace Kuwait City.jpg|thumb|The Bayan Palace serves as the seat of the [[Government of Kuwait]]]]

'''Bayan Palace''' ({{Langx|ar|قصر بيان}} ''Qaṣr Bayān'') is the main palace of the [[Emir]] of [[Kuwait]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3130065&language=en | title=KUNA : Kuwait Amir holds consultations for forming new gov't - diwan - 26/12/2023 }}</ref> It is located in the [[Bayan area]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/643138/SAUDI-ARABIA/Emir-of-Kuwait-receives-Saudi-minister-at-Bayan-Palace | title=Emir of Kuwait receives Saudi minister at Bayan Palace | date=27 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3135027&language=en | title=KUNA : Kuwait Amir patronizes, attends flag-hoisting ceremony at Bayan Palace - diwan - 31/01/2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/bayan-palace-opens-doors-for-condolences/ | title=Bayan Palace opens doors for condolences | date=18 December 2023 }}</ref>

==History==
Bayan Palace was opened in 1986 to host the fifth conference of the [[Arab League]].<ref name=diw>{{cite web|title=Palaces|url=http://www.da.gov.kw/eng/diwnamiri/bayan.php|publisher=Al Diwan Al Amiri|accessdate=30 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224075416/http://www.da.gov.kw/eng/diwnamiri/bayan.php|archive-date=24 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdwhwRdB9vsC&dq=Bayan+Palace&pg=PA140 | isbn=978-0-16-086926-6 | title=After Desert Storm: The United States Army and the Reconstruction of Kuwait | publisher=Government Printing Office }}</ref> The palace also has an international conference centre attached.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eMxNHzBBq6oC&dq=Bayan+palace&pg=PA899 | title=Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States | date=1982 | publisher=Government Printing Office }}</ref> There is also a {{convert|0.35|hectare|acre|adj=on}} Emiri tent within the palace grounds, which was erected in 1991 after the [[liberation of Kuwait]].<ref name=diw/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/his-highness-raises-state-flag-in-a-grand-ceremony-at-bayan-palace/ | title=HH Amir Raises State Flag in a Grand Ceremony at Bayan Palace | date=31 January 2024 }}</ref>

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[[Category:1986 establishments in Kuwait]]
[[Category:Palaces in Kuwait]]
[[Category:Royal residences in Kuwait]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kuwait City]]


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