Mahboula is a Kuwaiti district on the Persian Gulf, 36 kilometres south of Kuwait City. It is located in the Ahmadi Governorate between the areas of Fintās and Abu Halifa. In the mid-2000s, Mahboula was essentially "uninhabited, with a few old buildings and unsafe streets." In 2013, the Kuwait Oil Company announced plans to expand its business, which led to an explosion of residential development in adjacent areas—including Mahboula.