Sand dunes represent the most significant aeolian land features in Kuwait. In this study, field and laboratory work were undertaken to describe the Kuwait dunes, identified as crescent-shaped dunes, in terms of morphology, sedimentology and mineralogy. The following relationships between the height (h), width (W) and length (L) of the dunes were determined: L = 15.2 + 14.9 h, W = 15.5 + 6.7 h, and W = 14.96 + 0.36L. The studied dunes are all unimodal, with the grain size mostly varying between medium to fine sand. The non-opaque heavy minerals are more common than opaque ones, and quartz, carbonate minerals, and feldspars dominate the light mineral fraction. The annual rate of movement of most dunes of Kuwait exceeds 20m/yr.
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