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League | Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League |
Founded | 1972 |
Championships | 2 Kuwaiti Leagues 1 Kuwaiti Mubarak Cup |
Al-Jahra SC, also written as Al Jahraa, is a Kuwaiti professional basketball team based in Jahra City. It is the basketball team of the multi-sports club with the same name. The team plays in the Kuwaiti Division 1, and has won the league in 1996 and 1997. [1]
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