Bnaid Al-Gar (Arabic: بنيد القار Gulf Arabic pronunciation: /bneːd‿ɪlɡaːr/) is an area in the Capital Governorate of Kuwait and an immediate suburb of Kuwait City.
According to one theory, بنيد bnēd is a clipping of the word بنيدر bnēdar, a diminutive of the Arabic-Persian بندر bandar meaning harbour or port that can be found is some place names on the Gulf coasts.
The word قار gār means pitch, and thus it was named due to the natural oil discharges from Qarū Island.
The Standard Arabic equivalent would be Bunayd Al-Qār, which is also an alternative transliteration of the area's name.
[4] The area has a significant Shia population, and is known for hosting many old husainiyas, Shi'ite bookstores, as well as a Hawza.