The village was established by a Kuwaiti government donation and under direct instructions from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. It was completed under the supervision of the Kuwaiti Embassy in Turkey in cooperation with Kuwait’s International Islamic Charitable Organization (IICO) and Turkey’s Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH).
The model village is unique in terms of providing distinctive accommodations for Syrian refugees in Turkey, who are undergoing the agony of alienation, poverty, displacement and harsh weather conditions around the year.
Built in a carefully chosen area, the village comprises more than 1,000 mobile homes, four schools, two health centers and two fully equipped mosques, which in addition to prayer quarters offer other religious services to the refugees.
The mobile homes have two rooms each and a restroom, and can accommodate up to six individuals. These homes are fully furnished and equipped with necessities to shield residents from the heat of the summer, the chill of the winter, and heavy winds.
Moreover, each school in the village consists of 12 classrooms — each accommodating 32 pupils — in addition to a lecture hall, an administration room, a library, a pharmacy, two mosques — that accommodate around 150 worshipers — and two medical centers that include six specialized medical departments.
